CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL SERVICES DIRECT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC204041 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£200
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £200

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£200
↑ 120% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£651£1k£2k£3k£3kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£1.8k£1.3k
Current assets£3.3k£1.7k
Net assets£200£91

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-05-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-05-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-05-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2024-05-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-05-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-02-22
    ➖
    DE WERT, Bruce Gregor resigned
    secretary
  11. 2024-02-22
    ➖
    DE WERT, Bruce Gregor resigned
    director
  12. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-03-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-01-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2021-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-03-20
    ➕
    DE WERT, Collette Maria appointed
    director
  22. 2013-03-01
    ➖
    DE WERT, Collette Maria resigned
    director
  23. 2000-03-03
    ➕
    DE WERT, Bruce Gregor appointed
    secretary
  24. 2000-03-03
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-03-03
    ➕
    DE WERT, Bruce Gregor appointed
    director
  26. 2000-03-03
    ➕
    DE WERT, Collette Maria appointed
    director
  27. 2000-03-03
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2000-02-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL SERVICES DIRECT LIMITED
  29. 2000-02-17
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2000-02-17
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Collette Maria De Wert
Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Bruce Gregor De Wertceased 22/02/2024· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-02-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

18 Viscount Gate Bothwell
Glasgow
G71 8SR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

DE WERT, Collette Maria→
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DE WERT, Bruce Gregor→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-03 · resigned 2024-02-22
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-17 · resigned 2000-03-03
Resigned
DE WERT, Bruce Gregor→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-03-03 · resigned 2024-02-22
Resigned
DE WERT, Collette Maria→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-03-03 · resigned 2013-03-01
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-02-17 · resigned 2000-03-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-03