H.H. ROBSON AND COMPANY
🌳Matureactive
SC034045 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1959-06-01
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
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. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-25➕ROBSON, Francis John appointeddirector
- 2025-11-25➕ROBSON, Tom David appointeddirector
- 2020-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-02-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-02-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-01-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-02-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-02-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-02-09📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-02-08📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 1995-02-09➖ROBSON, Henry Hutchinson resigneddirector
- 1990-01-19➖ROBSON, Henry John resigneddirector
- 1989-11-01➕ROBSON, Ann Greener appointedsecretary
- 1989-09-05➖ROBSON, Doreen resignedsecretary
- 1989-09-05➖ROBSON, Doreen resigneddirector
- 1959-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs H.H. ROBSON AND COMPANY
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROBSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ROBSON, Francis John (same surname) appointed 2025-11-25. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Calder Robson Individual · British · DOB 01/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSW ACCESS & TREE SERVICES LIMITED→ 12223460 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| L.C. SMALES & SON LIMITED→ 06788163 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| LINDISFARNE LUING LIMITED→ 07449519 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| LOWICK HALL ESTATES LIMITED(THE)→ 00368118 · est 1941 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 84y | — | — |
| MINDRUM FARMING COMPANY LIMITED→ 01021807 · est 1971 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 54y | — | — |
| PENMAR FARMING LIMITED→ 03053098 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| REDPATH FISHERIES LTD→ 11712649 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| RESTON & BERWICK FARMING COMPANY LIMITED→ 00060938 · est 1899 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 127y | — | — |
| ROBSON URWIN & CO. LIMITED→ 01106530 · est 1973 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 53y | — | — |
| RUTHERFORD FARMING LIMITED→ 03351752 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| SHIDLAW FARMING LIMITED→ 08157575 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| SIMON AINSCOUGH FARMS LIMITED→ 03497652 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1959-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Venchen
Yetholm
Kelso
TD5 8BZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19
Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)
ROBSON, Ann Greener→
Activesecretary · appointed 1989-11-01
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ROBSON, Francis John→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-11-25
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ROBSON, Tom David→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-11-25
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ROBSON, Doreen→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1989-09-05
ROBSON, Doreen→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1989-09-05
ROBSON, Henry John→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1990-01-19
ROBSON, Henry Hutchinson→
Resigneddirector · ~118y · resigned 1995-02-09
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-02-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-01-29