DMD LAW TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC332258 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-11
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
£5
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-31
Total assets£5
Debtors£5
Net assets£5

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-08-31
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    MOWAT, Neil Alexander Mcintosh resigned
    director
  16. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-05-31
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    JURGENSON, Christian Joseph resigned
    director
  18. 2008-10-31
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    GRAY, Alastair Donald resigned
    director
  19. 2008-05-29
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Gordon Macdonald appointed
    director
  20. 2008-05-29
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Ivor Iain appointed
    director
  21. 2008-05-29
    ➕
    JURGENSON, Christian Joseph appointed
    director
  22. 2007-10-11
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    Company incorporated
    As DMD LAW TRUSTEES LIMITED
  23. 2007-10-11
    ➕
    DMD LAW LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-10-11
    ➕
    GRAY, Alastair Donald appointed
    director
  25. 2007-10-11
    ➕
    MOWAT, Neil Alexander Mcintosh 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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
Mr Gordon Macdonald Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
——board controlboard control06/04/2016
Mr Ivor Iain Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
——board controlboard control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Neil Alexander Mcintosh Mowatceased 31/08/2017· board control

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
Incorporated2007-10-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

22 St. Johns Road
Edinburgh
EH12 6NZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

DMD LAW LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-11
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Active
ANDERSON, Gordon Macdonald→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-05-29
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Active
ARMSTRONG, Ivor Iain→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Alastair Donald→
director · ~79y · appointed 2007-10-11 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
JURGENSON, Christian Joseph→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-05-29 · resigned 2014-05-31
Resigned
MOWAT, Neil Alexander Mcintosh→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-10-11 · resigned 2017-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-16