A.ROBINSON & SONS(GARAGES)

🌳Matureactive
00517011 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1953-03-11
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 52.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£-31.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
  • 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
  • 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 52.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 52.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £30,984

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£31k
Current Assets
£12k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-07-31
Total assets£50.4k
Current assets£11.6k
Net assets£-31.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2021-06-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2021-06-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2021-06-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2021-06-10
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    Charge satisfied #4
  8. 2021-06-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  9. 2021-06-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  10. 2020-08-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2020-08-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2016-07-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2016-07-28
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  14. 2016-02-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-02-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-01-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-03-28
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2013-02-28
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Elaine Margaret appointed
    director
  19. 2013-02-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2013-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  21. 2012-11-10
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    ROBINSON, Leslie John resigned
    director
  22. 2003-10-02
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2002-01-13
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Peter John resigned
    director
  24. 1991-06-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 1991-02-01
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 1973-07-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Chrysler Wholesale LTD.
  27. 1953-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A.ROBINSON & SONS(GARAGES)

Owner dependency

96/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROBINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 73 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Elaine Margaret Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1953-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

The Garage, 50 Belper Road
Stanley Common
Ilkeston
Derbyshire
DE7 6FP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ROBINSON, Michael→
secretary
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Active
ROBINSON, Elaine Margaret→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-02-28
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Active
ROBINSON, Michael→
director · ~72y
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Active
ROBINSON, Leslie John→
director · ~79y · resigned 2012-11-10
Resigned
ROBINSON, Peter John→
director · ~101y · resigned 2002-01-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/10/200310/06/2021
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties17/06/199110/06/2021
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property01/02/199110/06/2021
satisfied
Chrysler Wholesale .
Chrysler Wholesale LTD.
Charge1 property25/07/197305/08/2020

Recent filings (84 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-06-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-06-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-29