CASTLEMILK LAW & MONEY ADVICE CENTRE

🌳Matureactive
SC314091 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-01-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 3 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 65 → 85
  • · Opportunity score: 73 → 81
  • · Bankability: 65 → 75
  • · Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
  • · 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Opportunity score: 73 → 81
  • ↑Hygiene score: 65 → 85
  • ↑Bankability: 65 → 75
  • ·Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
20 officers (9 active, 20 linked, 19 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-10
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    MCLELLAN, Gordon William appointed
    director
  3. 2025-09-10
    ➕
    MURRAY, Gloria appointed
    director
  4. 2025-09-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-09-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-09-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-09-09
    ➖
    CATHCART, Paul resigned
    director
  8. 2025-09-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-10-20
    ➕
    SMITH, Maureen appointed
    director
  13. 2023-03-17
    ➖
    CHANNER, Maris resigned
    director
  14. 2023-03-17
    ➖
    HODGE, John Simon resigned
    director
  15. 2023-03-17
    ➖
    MACCALLUM, Kathleen resigned
    director
  16. 2023-03-17
    ➖
    MILLS, Anne Georgina resigned
    director
  17. 2023-03-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2023-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2023-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-08-09
    ➕
    BURNS, Jim appointed
    director
  26. 2019-08-09
    ➕
    DEVLIN, Jean appointed
    director
  27. 2019-08-09
    ➕
    CATHCART, Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2019-08-09
    ➖
    GRAVATT, John Elvin resigned
    director
  29. 2019-08-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2019-08-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  31. 2018-11-20
    ➖
    LIVINGSTON, Andrew James resigned
    director
  32. 2015-12-09
    ➖
    LIVINGSTON, Josephine resigned
    director
  33. 2013-01-03
    ➖
    THOMSON, William resigned
    director
  34. 2012-02-16
    ➕
    MACCALLUM, Kathleen appointed
    director
  35. 2012-02-01
    ➕
    GRAVATT, John Elvin appointed
    director
  36. 2010-11-03
    ➖
    EDMISTON, Gemma Marie resigned
    director
  37. 2010-11-03
    ➖
    MCKENZIE, Elizabeth Angela resigned
    director
  38. 2010-01-04
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Angus appointed
    director
  39. 2008-06-11
    ➕
    LOUGHERY, Gerrard appointed
    director
  40. 2008-06-11
    ➕
    EDMISTON, Gemma Marie appointed
    director
  41. 2008-06-11
    ➕
    LIVINGSTON, Andrew James appointed
    director
  42. 2008-06-11
    ➕
    MILLS, Anne Georgina appointed
    director
  43. 2008-02-20
    ➕
    MILLMAKER, Margaret appointed
    director
  44. 2008-02-20
    ➕
    THOMSON, William appointed
    director
  45. 2008-01-15
    ➕
    HODGE, John Simon appointed
    director
  46. 2007-01-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CASTLEMILK LAW & MONEY ADVICE CENTRE
  47. 2007-01-04
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Angus appointed
    secretary
  48. 2007-01-04
    ➕
    CHANNER, Maris appointed
    director
  49. 2007-01-04
    ➕
    LIVINGSTON, Josephine appointed
    director
  50. 2007-01-04
    ➕
    MCKENZIE, Elizabeth Angela appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2007-01-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

155 Castlemilk Drive
Glasgow
G45 9UG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (9 active · 11 resigned)

MCINTOSH, Angus→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-04
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Active
BURNS, Jim→
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-08-09
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Active
DEVLIN, Jean→
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-08-09
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Active
LOUGHERY, Gerrard→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-06-11
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Active
MCINTOSH, Angus→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-01-04
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Active
MCLELLAN, Gordon William→
director · ~74y · appointed 2025-09-10
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Active
MILLMAKER, Margaret→
director · ~80y · appointed 2008-02-20
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Active
MURRAY, Gloria→
director · ~77y · appointed 2025-09-10
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Active
SMITH, Maureen→
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-10-20
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Active
CATHCART, Paul→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-08-09 · resigned 2025-09-09
Resigned
CHANNER, Maris→
director · ~84y · appointed 2007-01-04 · resigned 2023-03-17
Resigned
EDMISTON, Gemma Marie→
director · ~95y · appointed 2008-06-11 · resigned 2010-11-03
Resigned
GRAVATT, John Elvin→
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2019-08-09
Resigned
HODGE, John Simon→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-01-15 · resigned 2023-03-17
Resigned
LIVINGSTON, Andrew James→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-06-11 · resigned 2018-11-20
Resigned
LIVINGSTON, Josephine→
director · ~106y · appointed 2007-01-04 · resigned 2015-12-09
Resigned
MACCALLUM, Kathleen→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-02-16 · resigned 2023-03-17
Resigned
MCKENZIE, Elizabeth Angela→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-01-04 · resigned 2010-11-03
Resigned
MILLS, Anne Georgina→
director · ~82y · appointed 2008-06-11 · resigned 2023-03-17
Resigned
THOMSON, William→
director · ~92y · appointed 2008-02-20 · resigned 2013-01-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-17