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Register entry · No. SC106696

THE LEGAL DEFENCE UNION LIMITED

Active PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) Incorporated 16 Sep 1987

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 31 Jan 2028.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 7 Apr 2027.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £1,990,875.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 16 Sep 1987 (39 years ago).

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    Never renamed.

    Names over time

From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 26 Oct 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    WALKEND, ALDBAR, BRECHIN, ANGUS, DD9 6SW

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    31 Jan 2028
    Last made up to
    30 Apr 2026
    Type
    MICRO ENTITY

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    7 Apr 2027
    Last made up to
    24 Mar 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    0
    All time
    0

  6. Names

    1. THE LEGAL DEFENCE UNION LIMITED current

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Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
30 Apr 2026 not published not published — £1,990,875 2
30 Apr 2025 not published not published — £1,873,093 2
30 Apr 2024 * not published not published — £1,692,134 7

* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).

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Named in the filed accounts meanwhile (not the register; no dates or whether still in office):

  • Mrs F B O'Donnell · Secretary, named in the accounts to 30 Apr 2026
  • Mr W C Macreath · Director, named in the accounts to 30 Apr 2026
  • Mrs N A Irvine · Director, named in the accounts to 30 Apr 2026
  • Mr J P Clark · Director, named in the accounts to 30 Apr 2026
  • Mr D M Burnside · Director, named in the accounts to 30 Apr 2026

Owners and controllers All 1, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Prof David O'Donnell Significant influence or control 23 Mar 2017 — March 1953 British · United Kingdom

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Is THE LEGAL DEFENCE UNION LIMITED still trading?

The register shows THE LEGAL DEFENCE UNION LIMITED as active.

What does THE LEGAL DEFENCE UNION LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 69102 (Solicitors).

When was THE LEGAL DEFENCE UNION LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 16 September 1987.

When are THE LEGAL DEFENCE UNION LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 31 January 2028. The last accounts were made up to 30 April 2026.

When is THE LEGAL DEFENCE UNION LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 7 April 2027.

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