BOYD LEGAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC458598 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-09
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.02M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,015,504
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,205 YoY
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£336k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£983k
↑ 6.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.02M | £1.02M |
| Current assets | £982.6k | £921.9k |
| Cash | £336.4k | £394.4k |
| Debtors | £646.2k | £527.4k |
| Net assets | £1.02M | £1.02M |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-10➕MATTHEWS, Kelly Ann appointeddirector
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-06-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-01➕BRANDON, Rachael Anne appointeddirector
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-06-30➖HENDRIE, Mark Eric resigneddirector
- 2014-11-21➕HENDRIE, Mark Eric appointeddirector
- 2014-10-27➖MOFFAT, Alexander Douglas resignedsecretary
- 2014-08-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2014-06-20➕MOFFAT, Alexander Douglas appointedsecretary
- 2014-06-20➖MOFFAT, Alexander Douglas, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2014-06-16➕BOYD, Diana Glennie appointeddirector
- 2014-06-16➕BOYD, William Peter appointeddirector
- 2013-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BOYD LEGAL LIMITED
- 2013-09-09➕MOFFAT, Alexander Douglas, Mr. appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOYD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Peter Boyd Individual · British · DOB 03/1946 · age 80 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/06/2016 |
Mrs Diana Glennie Boyd Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
21 22 Queensferry Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4RD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
BOYD, Diana Glennie→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOYD, William Peter→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2014-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRANDON, Rachael Anne→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MATTHEWS, Kelly Ann→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOFFAT, Alexander Douglas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-06-20 · resigned 2014-10-27
HENDRIE, Mark Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2014-11-21 · resigned 2016-06-30
MOFFAT, Alexander Douglas, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2013-09-09 · resigned 2014-06-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 14/08/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-06-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-06-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-29