W&S (NOMINEES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC316847 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-20
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74990Non-trading company
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-17
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2022-10-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  9. 2022-10-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-10-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-10-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-09-30
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    GIBSON, Shannon Kerry Joanne appointed
    director
  14. 2022-09-30
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    STYLES, Roderick Robertson resigned
    director
  15. 2022-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-06-05
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  18. 2020-06-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2018-04-11
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    CURRIE, David John resigned
    director
  22. 2018-04-06
    ➕
    STYLES, Roderick Robertson appointed
    director
  23. 2015-08-25
    ➖
    ADAM, William resigned
    director
  24. 2015-08-25
    ➕
    CURRIE, David John appointed
    director
  25. 2013-03-26
    ➖
    CURRIE, David John resigned
    director
  26. 2013-03-12
    ➕
    CURRIE, David John appointed
    director
  27. 2013-03-12
    ➖
    PRENTICE, Margaret Gordon resigned
    director
  28. 2011-03-03
    ➕
    PRENTICE, Margaret Gordon appointed
    director
  29. 2007-02-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As W&S (NOMINEES) LIMITED
  30. 2007-02-20
    ➕
    LAW, Graham Fleming appointed
    secretary
  31. 2007-02-20
    ➕
    LAW, Graham Fleming appointed
    director
  32. 2007-02-20
    ➕
    ADAM, William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Shannon Kerry Joanne Gibson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/09/2022
Mr Graham Fleming Law
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Roderick Robertson Stylesceased 30/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr David John Currieceased 06/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2007-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

37 George Street
Dumfries
DG1 1EB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

LAW, Graham Fleming→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-20
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Active
GIBSON, Shannon Kerry Joanne→
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-09-30
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Active
LAW, Graham Fleming→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAM, William→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2015-08-25
Resigned
CURRIE, David John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-08-25 · resigned 2018-04-11
Resigned
CURRIE, David John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-03-12 · resigned 2013-03-26
Resigned
PRENTICE, Margaret Gordon→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-03-03 · resigned 2013-03-12
Resigned
STYLES, Roderick Robertson→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-04-06 · resigned 2022-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-17