LEONARDS SOLICITORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC338261 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-21
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-31
Average employees900

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-01-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-01-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-01-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2026-01-26
    ➖
    LINGARD, Carol resigned
    secretary
  8. 2026-01-26
    ➖
    FISHER, Mark resigned
    director
  9. 2026-01-26
    ➖
    LINGARD, David Robert resigned
    director
  10. 2026-01-23
    ➕
    CARRUTHERS, Colette appointed
    director
  11. 2026-01-23
    ➕
    CARRUTHERS, John appointed
    director
  12. 2025-10-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2025-10-02
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  14. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-11-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-11-21
    ➖
    TURNER, Lorna Ann resigned
    director
  17. 2024-11-19
    ➕
    FISHER, Mark appointed
    director
  18. 2024-11-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2024-05-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-04-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2022-04-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-03-28
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
  26. 2021-03-01
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  27. 2020-01-20
    ➖
    DEVANNEY, Patrick Eamonn resigned
    director
  28. 2020-01-20
    ➕
    TURNER, Lorna Ann appointed
    director
  29. 2016-07-01
    ➕
    DEVANNEY, Patrick Eamonn appointed
    director
  30. 2008-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LEONARDS SOLICITORS LIMITED
  31. 2008-02-21
    ➕
    LINGARD, Carol appointed
    secretary
  32. 2008-02-21
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2008-02-21
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2008-02-21
    ➕
    LINGARD, David Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LINGARD, Carol resigned 2026-01-26; FISHER, Mark resigned 2026-01-26; LINGARD, David Robert resigned 2026-01-26

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-02-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

133 Cadzow Street
Hamilton
South Lanarkshire
ML3 6JG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CARRUTHERS, Colette→
director · ~59y · appointed 2026-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARRUTHERS, John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2026-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LINGARD, Carol→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-21 · resigned 2026-01-26
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-21 · resigned 2008-02-21
Resigned
DEVANNEY, Patrick Eamonn→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-07-01 · resigned 2020-01-20
Resigned
FISHER, Mark→
director · ~27y · appointed 2024-11-19 · resigned 2026-01-26
Resigned
LINGARD, David Robert→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-02-21 · resigned 2026-01-26
Resigned
TURNER, Lorna Ann→
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-01-20 · resigned 2024-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-27
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22