FAMILY LAW MATTERS SCOTLAND LLP
💤Zombieactive
SO304462 · llp · incorporated 2013-06-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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
£111k
↑ 57% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£243k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £199.3k | £117.5k |
| Current assets | £243.0k | £189.8k |
| Cash | £111.4k | £71.0k |
| Debtors | £121.4k | £108.3k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-01➕AL-NASSER, Zaynab appointedllp-designated-member
- 2025-06-16📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-06-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2024-07-04📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-10📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-11-02📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30➖LAW, Janie Kerr resignedllp-designated-member
- 2022-07-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
- 2022-07-19📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2022-07-19📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-02-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2022-02-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-12-30📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-16➕CULLEN, Marisa Anne appointedllp-designated-member
- 2021-07-01📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-10📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-11📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-07-11📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2019-07-11📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-27📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2017-04-01➖DICK, Anne Hall resignedllp-designated-member
- 2016-02-26➖SMITH, Jennifer Chloe resignedllp-designated-member
- 2013-07-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs FAMILY LAW MATTERS SCOTLAND LLP
- 2013-06-06➕GAILEY, Karen appointedllp-designated-member
- 2013-06-06➕DICK, Anne Hall appointedllp-designated-member
- 2013-06-06➕LAW, Janie Kerr appointedllp-designated-member
- 2013-06-06➕SMITH, Jennifer Chloe appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Karen Gailey Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Marisa Anne Cullen Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44 | — | — | control reported | 19/07/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Janie Kerr Lawceased 07/06/2024· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2013-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Suite 5/1, Queens House
19 St Vincent Place
Glasgow
G1 2DT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
AL-NASSER, Zaynab→
Activellp-designated-member · ~39y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CULLEN, Marisa Anne→
Activellp-designated-member · ~44y · appointed 2021-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GAILEY, Karen→
Activellp-designated-member · ~57y · appointed 2013-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DICK, Anne Hall→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~77y · appointed 2013-06-06 · resigned 2017-04-01
LAW, Janie Kerr→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~68y · appointed 2013-06-06 · resigned 2022-09-30
SMITH, Jennifer Chloe→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~51y · appointed 2013-06-06 · resigned 2016-02-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/07/2013 | 23/02/2022 |
Recent filings (42 total)
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-06-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-07-10
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2022-07-19
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-07-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2022-02-23
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2021-12-30