J LAW LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC453145 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-26
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£109.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), 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 (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £109,069
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,170 YoY
Cash YoY
+40%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£126k
↑ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£109k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£436k
↑ 9.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£87k£174k£262k£349k£436kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£126.2k£147.4k
Current assets£435.8k£397.0k
Cash£125.8k£89.8k
Debtors£310.1k£307.2k
Net assets£109.1k£124.2k

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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2024-06-10
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2024-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-07-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-07-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-07-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As J LAW LIMITED
  18. 2013-06-26
    ➕
    LAW, John Michael appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-06-26
    ➕
    LAW, Christopher appointed
    director
  20. 2013-06-26
    ➕
    LAW, Gillian Margaret appointed
    director
  21. 2013-06-26
    ➕
    LAW, John Allan appointed
    director
  22. 2013-06-26
    ➕
    LAW, John Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 13 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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Gillian Margaret Law
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
——board controlboard control06/04/2016
Mr Christopher Law
Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38
——board controlboard control06/04/2016
Mr John Michael Law
Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
——board controlboard control06/04/2016
Mr John Allan Law
Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
——board controlboard control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46380 — Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Registered office

66 Sinclair Road
Torry
Aberdeen
Aberdeen-Shire
AB11 9PP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

LAW, John Michael→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAW, Christopher→
director · ~38y · appointed 2013-06-26
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Active
LAW, Gillian Margaret→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-06-26
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Active
LAW, John Allan→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-06-26
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Active
LAW, John Michael→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-06-26
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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-08