SOLICITORS PRO BONO GROUP

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03410932 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-07-29

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 25.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.3y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 25.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

88 officers (9 active, 88 linked, 86 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

285 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (193 events)Click to expand

2025-09-09
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officers · AP01
2025-09-02
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accounts · AA
2025-09-01
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GOLDSMITH, Peter Henry, Lord appointed
director
2025-07-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-16
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TUNSTALL, Emma appointed
director
2025-02-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-22
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ATKINSON, Richard appointed
director
2024-10-22
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EMMERSON, Nick resigned
director
2024-10-22
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LAY, Robert Charles resigned
director
2024-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-05
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mortgage · MR04
2024-02-05
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-05
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-02-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-10-24
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EMMERSON, Nick appointed
director
2023-10-24
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SHUJA, Lubna resigned
director
2023-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-08
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TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2023-09-08
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-25
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JEFFERY, Ian appointed
director
2022-10-25
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SMITH, Deborah appointed
director
2022-10-25
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PARKS, Caroline resigned
director
2022-10-25
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SHUJA, Lubna appointed
director
2022-09-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-31
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TENNANT, Paul resigned
director
2021-11-01
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GREENE, David Michael resigned
director
2020-10-20
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DAVIS, Simon Ward resigned
director
2020-10-20
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GREENE, David Michael appointed
director
2019-10-22
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BROWN, Stephen Barnett resigned
director
2019-10-10
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JOHNSON, Steven resigned
director
2019-07-05
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BLACKLAWS, Christina resigned
director
2019-07-02
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GOLDSMITH, James Daniel appointed
director
2019-07-02
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DAVIS, Simon Ward appointed
director
2019-04-23
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REHAL-WILDE, Emma appointed
director
2018-10-23
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WATTS, Gemma Louise appointed
director
2018-10-23
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BACH, William Stephen Goulden, Lord resigned
director
2018-10-23
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KARAVADRA, Sejal resigned
director
2018-07-03
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EGAN, Joseph Bernard resigned
director
2018-07-03
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TENNANT, Paul appointed
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1997-07-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

Lawworks Dx 115, 89 Chancery Lane

London

WC2A 1EU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-12

Last: 2025-07-29