PHASE 2 LEGAL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC568190 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-07
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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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-11-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-06-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-06-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs PHASE 2 LEGAL LIMITED
- 2017-06-07➕MOORE, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2017-06-07➕THOMSON, Alasdair Austin appointeddirector
- 2017-06-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mr Alasdair Austin Thomson Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/06/2018 |
Mr Stephen George Moore Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/06/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alasdair Austin Thomsonceased 31/12/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Stephen George Mooreceased 31/12/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATON AVIATION LTD→ SC851441 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PEMBRAYR LIMITED→ SC245273 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| PERUSAL NEXUS LIMITED→ SC858648 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PETER DRUMMOND, ARCHITECT LTD→ SC334683 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| PIERREPONT PROPERTY SERVICES LTD→ SC552628 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| POSITIVELY LEGAL LIMITED→ SC220790 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| POWER TRUCK SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC868554 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PPM SOLUTIONS (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC462806 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| PRACTICAL PLANNING & REPORTING LTD→ SC299820 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| PRESCOTT ENGINEERING LIMITED→ SC212328 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| PRESSURE TEST SCOTLAND (WATER) LTD→ SC457216 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| PRIME AGRICULTURAL SERVICES LTD→ SC375044 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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
Incorporated2017-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Registered office
1 Simonsburn Road
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 5LA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MOORE, Stephen George→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMSON, Alasdair Austin→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (20 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-11-08