LEGALBOT LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC418196 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-29

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2017

Net worth

£7.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

60/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

21 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

60/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £7,811

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£8k

Current Assets

£12k

↑ 141% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2017-07-31	2016-07-31
Total assets	£7.8k	£3.5k
Current assets	£11.6k	£4.8k
Debtors	—	£1.6k
Current liabilities	—	£1.6k
Net assets	£7.8k	—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2018-04-17
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-04-17
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Company dissolved
2018-01-30
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-01-23
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-04-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-16
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-03-12
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annual-return · AR01
2014-03-10
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annual-return · AR01
2014-03-10
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officers · TM01
2014-03-10
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officers · TM01
2014-02-28
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O'SULLIVAN, Michael George resigned
director
2013-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-10-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2013-05-14
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annual-return · AR01
2013-03-26
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address · AD02
2013-03-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-02-26
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-07-01
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CUNNINGHAM, Gordon Lindsay resigned
director
2012-02-29
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Company incorporated
As LEGALBOT LIMITED
2012-02-29
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VALLANCE, Stephen Julian appointed
director
2012-02-29
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CUNNINGHAM, Gordon Lindsay appointed
director
2012-02-29
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O'SULLIVAN, Michael George appointed
director
2012-02-29
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

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.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-04-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stephen Julian Vallance Individual · Uk · DOB 09/1961 · age 65	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	07/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-02-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

48a Cathkin Road

Glasgow

G42 9UH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2017-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

VALLANCE, Stephen Julian→

director · ~65y · appointed 2012-02-29

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Active

CUNNINGHAM, Gordon Lindsay→

director · ~69y · appointed 2012-02-29 · resigned 2012-07-01

Resigned

O'SULLIVAN, Michael George→

director · ~52y · appointed 2012-02-29 · resigned 2014-02-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2018-04-17

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2018-01-30

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2018-01-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2018-01-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2017-04-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2017-04-12

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2017-03-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2016-03-31

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2016-03-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2015-04-24

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2015-03-12

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2014-03-10

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2014-03-10

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2014-03-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2013-11-27