GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE NOMINEES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC364090 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-17
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
5 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
68 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-09-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-31➖RITCHIE, Sheila Ewan resigneddirector
- 2016-07-31➖MACANDREW, Donald Forbes resigneddirector
- 2011-08-01➕GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-07-31➖GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-09-15➕BEVERIDGE, Stuart Gordon Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2009-09-15➕DUTHIE, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2009-09-15➕MACANDREW, Hilary Anne Barrowman appointeddirector
- 2009-09-15➕NASH, Margaret Janet appointeddirector
- 2009-09-15➕GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-09-15➕MACANDREW, Donald Forbes appointeddirector
- 2009-09-15➕RITCHIE, Sheila Ewan appointeddirector
- 2009-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE NOMINEES LIMITED
- 2009-08-17➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-08-17➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-08-17➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2009-08-17➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
5 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Derek O'Neill Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 31/03/2020 |
Mr Andrew Duthie Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Margaret Janet Nash Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Stuart Gordon Nicholas Beveridge Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Hilary Anne Barrowman Macandrew Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Sheila Ewan Ritchieceased 31/07/2017· significant influence
- Mr Donald Forbes Macandrewceased 31/07/2016· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-08-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
Amicable House
252 Union Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1TN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17
Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)
GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-08-01
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BEVERIDGE, Stuart Gordon Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-09-15
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DUTHIE, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2009-09-15
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MACANDREW, Hilary Anne Barrowman→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2009-09-15
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NASH, Margaret Janet→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-09-15
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BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-08-17 · resigned 2009-08-17
GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-09-15 · resigned 2011-07-31
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-08-17 · resigned 2009-08-17
MACANDREW, Donald Forbes→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-09-15 · resigned 2016-07-31
RITCHIE, Sheila Ewan→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2009-09-15 · resigned 2017-07-31
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Recent filings (68 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-11