SHAW’S LAW TRUSTEES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC700635 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-03
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-01➖HENDERSON, Sorley Thorburn resigneddirector
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-25✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-08-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-08-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-18➕CAMERON, Alexander James appointeddirector
- 2023-08-18➕SHAW, Heather Grace appointeddirector
- 2023-08-18➖DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-08-18➖CHALMERS, Andrew Simon resigneddirector
- 2023-08-18➕HENDERSON, Sorley Thorburn appointeddirector
- 2023-08-18➖PIPER, Fiona Margaret resigneddirector
- 2023-08-18➖SMITH, Stephen Thomas resigneddirector
- 2023-08-18➖STEWART, Alan James resigneddirector
- 2023-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-02➕PIPER, Fiona Margaret appointeddirector
- 2021-06-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-06-03🏢Company incorporatedAs SHAW’S LAW TRUSTEES LIMITED
- 2021-06-03➕JACKSON, Craig appointeddirector
- 2021-06-03➕DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-06-03➕CHALMERS, Andrew Simon appointeddirector
- 2021-06-03➕SMITH, Stephen Thomas appointeddirector
- 2021-06-03➕STEWART, Alan James appointeddirector
- 2021-06-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHAW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Shaw's Law Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Shaw's Law Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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SHAW’S LAW TRUSTEES LIMITED
This company · SC700635
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Shaw's Law Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 18/08/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Davidson Chalmers Stewart Llpceased 18/08/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| FLN HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC289568 · est 2005 | £604.8k £514.1k–£695.6k | — | £604.8k | — | 20y | 81 | 62y |
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| CORVEN PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC157066 · est 1995 | — | — | — | 0 | 31y | 83 | 63y |
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| LONDON MIDLAND & SCOTTISH CONTRACTORS LIMITED→ SC036071 · est 1961 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | 82 | 64y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-06-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Scottish Marine Institute
Dunbeg
Oban
PA37 1QA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
CAMERON, Alexander James→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACKSON, Craig→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHAW, Heather Grace→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-06-03 · resigned 2023-08-18
CHALMERS, Andrew Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-06-03 · resigned 2023-08-18
HENDERSON, Sorley Thorburn→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-08-18 · resigned 2024-11-01
PIPER, Fiona Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-11-02 · resigned 2023-08-18
SMITH, Stephen Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-06-03 · resigned 2023-08-18
STEWART, Alan James→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2021-06-03 · resigned 2023-08-18
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Recent filings (25 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-24