ROBERT L. CONNELL LIMITED

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SC040102 · ltd · incorporated 1964-03-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 4521
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 106). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (43/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (3 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
    📄
    court-order
    miscellaneous · OC-DV
  2. 1991-02-27
    CONNELL, John Fyfe Crawford resigned
    director
  3. 1964-03-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROBERT L. CONNELL LIMITED

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 "CONNELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 106 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 106 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 1999-02-05

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1964-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC4521 — SIC 4521

Registered office

24 Calder Street
Lochwinnoch
PA12 4DD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 1999-02-05OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CONNELL, Barbara Sawers Pollock
secretary
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Active
CONNELL, Barbara Sawers Pollock
director · ~106y
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Active
CONNELL, John James Love
director · ~103y
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Active
CONNELL, John Fyfe Crawford
director · ~73y · resigned 1991-02-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (1 total)

court-order
miscellaneous · OC-DV
2025-11-24