NELSONS SOLICITORS FALKIRK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC430116 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-10

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£90.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Solicitors

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £90,847

Net assets shrinking

Down £19,063 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£91k

↓ 17% YoY

Current Assets

£257k

↓ 19% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£100.0k	£109.9k
Current assets	£256.7k	£318.9k
Net assets	£90.8k	£109.9k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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2025-05-27
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2024-05-13
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2023-04-20
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2022-05-05
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2021-05-28
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2020-03-25
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2020-03-20
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officers · TM01
2020-03-20
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2019-06-06
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capital · SH02
2019-05-01
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2019-03-29
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WALKER, Douglas Mcleod resigned
director
2018-05-25
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2017-02-24
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2015-12-21
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2012-08-10
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Company incorporated
As NELSONS SOLICITORS FALKIRK LIMITED
2012-08-10
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ADDISON, Gordon appointed
director
2012-08-10
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BRYSON, Andrew John appointed
director
2012-08-10
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WALKER, Douglas Mcleod appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gordon Addison Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Andrew John Bryson Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Douglas Mcleod Walkerceased 29/03/2019· 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence

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

Incorporated2012-08-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

505 Great Western Road

Glasgow

G12 8HN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-03

Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ADDISON, Gordon→

director · ~59y · appointed 2012-08-10

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BRYSON, Andrew John→

director · ~60y · appointed 2012-08-10

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Active

WALKER, Douglas Mcleod→

director · ~61y · appointed 2012-08-10 · resigned 2019-03-29

Resigned

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