WARNERS (TRUSTEES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC294218 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-12-07

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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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

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (6 active, 18 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

75 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-06-18
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2024-08-29
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2023-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
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accounts · AA
2022-05-16
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officers · AP01
2022-05-16
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officers · TM01
2022-05-16
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2022-05-16
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officers · TM01
2022-05-09
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MACMILLAN, Sean Alexander appointed
director
2022-05-01
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MACLACHLAN, James Martin appointed
director
2022-04-30
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BROWN, Scott Alexander resigned
director
2022-04-30
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CRAIG, George Scott resigned
director
2021-07-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-18
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accounts · AA
2018-08-31
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TAGGART, Lucy Jane appointed
secretary
2018-08-31
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BROWN, Scott Alexander appointed
director
2018-08-31
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CRAIG, George Scott appointed
director
2018-08-31
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officers · AP01
2018-08-31
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officers · AP01
2018-08-31
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officers · TM01
2018-08-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-08-31
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2018-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-05-16
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CLEPHANE, Robert Michael resigned
secretary
2018-05-16
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CLEPHANE, Robert Michael resigned
director
2016-01-15
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MCCATHIE, Deborah Ann resigned
director
2015-10-09
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TAGGART, Lucy Jane, Warners Solicitors Llp appointed
director
2015-10-09
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WILLIAMSON, Douglas Ian appointed
director
2015-10-09
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MCCATHIE, Deborah Ann appointed
director
2014-03-13
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CUMMING, John Matheson Macleod resigned
director
2014-03-13
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GIBSON, William George resigned
director
2014-03-13
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INNES, Craig Scott resigned
director
2014-03-13
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KENNEDY, Bryan Ross resigned
director
2008-11-26
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CUMMING, John Matheson Macleod appointed
director
2008-11-26
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GIBSON, William George appointed
director
2008-11-26
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KENNEDY, Bryan Ross appointed
director
2008-11-21
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INNES, Craig Scott appointed
director
2005-12-07
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Company incorporated
As WARNERS (TRUSTEES) LIMITED
2005-12-07
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SCOTT, David Jason appointed
director
2005-12-07
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CLEPHANE, Robert Michael appointed
secretary
2005-12-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-12-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-12-07
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CLEPHANE, Robert Michael appointed
director
2005-12-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-12-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2005-12-07
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-12-07
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

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

Group structure

Warners Solicitors Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Warners Solicitors Llp

Corporate parent

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WARNERS (TRUSTEES) LIMITED

This company · SC294218

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Warners Solicitors Llp Corporate entity	—	75–100%	75-100% voting	02/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2005-12-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

22 St. Patrick Square

Edinburgh

EH8 9EY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-21

Last: 2025-12-07