WALLACE HODGE TRUSTEES LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC735705 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-16
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Jun 2024Jun 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1£1
Cash£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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.

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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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-09-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-10
    FERRY, Stephen John appointed
    director
  6. 2025-09-10
    ALLISON, Hannah resigned
    director
  7. 2025-09-10
    FRASER, Norman John resigned
    director
  8. 2025-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WALLACE HODGE TRUSTEES LTD
  12. 2022-06-16
    STILLIE, Derek Daniel appointed
    director
  13. 2022-06-16
    ALLISON, Hannah appointed
    director
  14. 2022-06-16
    FRASER, Norman John appointed
    director
  15. 2022-06-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ALLISON, Hannah resigned 2025-09-10; FRASER, Norman John resigned 2025-09-10

Group structure

Wallace Hodge & Co Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wallace Hodge & Co Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
WALLACE HODGE TRUSTEES LTD
This company · SC735705

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wallace Hodge & Co Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest16/06/2022

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
Incorporated2022-06-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

53 Ayr Street
Troon
KA10 6EB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FERRY, Stephen John
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-09-10
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Active
STILLIE, Derek Daniel
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-06-16
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Active
ALLISON, Hannah
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-06-16 · resigned 2025-09-10
Resigned
FRASER, Norman John
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-06-16 · resigned 2025-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-16