SHAW’S LAW TRUSTEES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC700635 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-03

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.

Why now

Window steady · high confidence

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Lifecycle stage: early → established
· Investment thesis: growth_story → unclassified
· Bankability: 70 → 75

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.

↑Lifecycle stage: early → established
·Investment thesis: growth_story → unclassified
↑Bankability: 70 → 75

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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: 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-01
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HENDERSON, Sorley Thorburn resigned
director
2024-02-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-25
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-24
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-24
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-18
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CAMERON, Alexander James appointed
director
2023-08-18
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SHAW, Heather Grace appointed
director
2023-08-18
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DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2023-08-18
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CHALMERS, Andrew Simon resigned
director
2023-08-18
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HENDERSON, Sorley Thorburn appointed
director
2023-08-18
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PIPER, Fiona Margaret resigned
director
2023-08-18
➖
SMITH, Stephen Thomas resigned
director
2023-08-18
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STEWART, Alan James resigned
director
2023-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-02
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PIPER, Fiona Margaret appointed
director
2021-06-07
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-06-03
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Company incorporated
As SHAW’S LAW TRUSTEES LIMITED
2021-06-03
➕
JACKSON, Craig appointed
director
2021-06-03
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DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2021-06-03
➕
CHALMERS, Andrew Simon appointed
director
2021-06-03
➕
SMITH, Stephen Thomas appointed
director
2021-06-03
➕
STEWART, Alan James appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHAW" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean

No 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.

🏛️

Shaw's Law Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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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
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.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

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: 2027-06-16

Last: 2026-06-02

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

CAMERON, Alexander James→

director · ~56y · appointed 2023-08-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JACKSON, Craig→

director · ~41y · appointed 2021-06-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SHAW, Heather Grace→

director · ~55y · appointed 2023-08-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-06-03 · resigned 2023-08-18

Resigned

CHALMERS, Andrew Simon→

director · ~63y · appointed 2021-06-03 · resigned 2023-08-18

Resigned

HENDERSON, Sorley Thorburn→

director · ~64y · appointed 2023-08-18 · resigned 2024-11-01

Resigned

PIPER, Fiona Margaret→

director · ~56y · appointed 2022-11-02 · resigned 2023-08-18

Resigned

SMITH, Stephen Thomas→

director · ~44y · appointed 2021-06-03 · resigned 2023-08-18

Resigned

STEWART, Alan James→

director · ~69y · appointed 2021-06-03 · resigned 2023-08-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-30

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