H.G. ROBINSON & SONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01624211 · ltd · incorporated 1982-03-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 38.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 86). 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 · oldest 38.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
124 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-01➕ROBINSON, Emma appointeddirector
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-24➖ROBINSON, Harry George resigneddirector
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-13📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-01-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-01-01➕ROBINSON, Emma appointedsecretary
- 2024-12-31➖ROBINSON, Monica Dorothy resignedsecretary
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-22🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2024-04-12📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2024-04-08📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-19📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-01-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-04➖ROBINSON, William resigneddirector
- 2022-02-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-23🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1997-07-03➖GADSDEN, Dorothy Beatrice resigneddirector
- 1997-01-29➕ROBINSON, Robert George appointeddirector
- 1997-01-29➕ROBINSON, William appointeddirector
- 1995-11-10🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1995-11-10🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1995-11-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1988-06-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1987-11-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1987-10-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1982-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs H.G. ROBINSON & SONS LIMITED
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROBINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert George Robinson Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Monica Dorothy Robinson Individual · British · DOB 12/1940 · age 86 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
C/O Mercer & Hole The Pinnacle
170 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 1BP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
Active
ROBINSON, Emma→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2026-01-01
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Active
ROBINSON, Robert George→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1997-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBINSON, Monica Dorothy→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2024-12-31
GADSDEN, Dorothy Beatrice→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · resigned 1997-07-03
ROBINSON, Harry George→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 2025-07-24
ROBINSON, William→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 2022-03-04
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/02/2022 | 22/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 01/06/1988 | 10/11/1995 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 06/11/1987 | 10/11/1995 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 14/10/1987 | 10/11/1995 |
Recent filings (124 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-22
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2024-04-12
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-04-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-30
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-03-19