S & J D ROBERTSON PROPERTY LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC047537 · ltd · incorporated 1970-05-19

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 55.5y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 55.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

129 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	0	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2025-10-29
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accounts · AA
2024-10-30
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accounts · AA
2023-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-27
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WHITE, John Howard resigned
secretary
2019-06-27
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WHITE, John Howard resigned
director
2019-06-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-06-27
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-11-15
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officers · AP01
2018-11-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-11-08
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BAIN, Fiona Mary appointed
director
2018-11-08
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ROBERTSON, Donald Sinclair Macpherson resigned
director
2018-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-10-04
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2017-07-21
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accounts · AA
2017-04-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-04-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2015-11-02
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ROBERTSON, John Davie Manson resigned
director
2008-12-13
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ROBERTSON, Sidney Park resigned
director
2008-03-31
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KELDIE, Kathleen Ann resigned
director
2006-11-13
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SHAW, Fiona Margaret resigned
director
2005-10-26
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ROBERTSON, John resigned
director
2005-08-31
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MURRAY, John Fraser resigned
director
2004-04-30
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JOHNSTON, Ronald Park resigned
director
2003-09-16
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ROBERTSON, Donald Sinclair Macpherson appointed
director
2001-01-01
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SHAW, Fiona Margaret appointed
director
1998-09-16
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KELDIE, Kathleen Ann appointed
director
1997-06-01
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MURRAY, John Fraser appointed
director
1997-01-02
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THOMSON, John resigned
director
1996-10-31
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ROBERTSON, Donald Sinclair Macpherson resigned
director
1995-08-01
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WHITE, John Howard appointed
secretary
1995-07-31
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ROBERTSON, Elizabeth Amelia resigned
secretary
1994-11-01
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JOHNSTON, Ronald Park appointed
director
1994-11-01
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THOMSON, John appointed
director
1994-11-01
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WHITE, John Howard appointed
director
1992-10-05
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Charge satisfied #1
1991-12-24
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ROBERTSON, Donald Sinclair Macpherson appointed
director
1991-12-24
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ROBERTSON, John Davie Manson appointed
director
1991-12-24
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ROBERTSON, John appointed
director
1970-11-03
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Shell and B P Scotland Limited
1970-05-19
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Company incorporated
As S & J D ROBERTSON PROPERTY LTD.

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 56 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

S & J D Robertson Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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S & J D Robertson Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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S & J D ROBERTSON PROPERTY LTD.

This company · SC047537

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
S & J D Robertson Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	30/06/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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LIFE CHURCH ORKNEY LIMITED→ SC256703 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	81	79y
ORKNEY LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION LTD.→ SC218319 · est 2001	—	—	£9.9k	—	25y	81	75y
BRUCE MARINE LLP→ SO306707 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
CLIMATE TECH VENTURE LP→ SL035037 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
FARR EDGE 2000→ SC203520 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	—	—
G.C. & A.C. STOUT LLP→ SO302929 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—
JOHN ANDERSON & PARTNERS→ SL001212 · est 1988 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	37y	—	—
MOVE ORKNEY CIC→ SC752311 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
ORKNEY NAUTICAL LLP→ SO308220 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ORKNEY VINTAGE CLUB→ SC244947 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
ROUSAY, EGILSAY AND WYRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST→ SC318527 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1970-05-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Shore Street

Kirkwall

Orkney

KW15 1LG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-09

Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

BAIN, Fiona Mary→

director · ~58y · appointed 2018-11-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ROBERTSON, Elizabeth Amelia→

secretary · resigned 1995-07-31

Resigned

WHITE, John Howard→

secretary · appointed 1995-08-01 · resigned 2019-06-27

Resigned

JOHNSTON, Ronald Park→

director · ~81y · appointed 1994-11-01 · resigned 2004-04-30

Resigned

KELDIE, Kathleen Ann→

director · ~75y · appointed 1998-09-16 · resigned 2008-03-31

Resigned

MURRAY, John Fraser→

director · ~75y · appointed 1997-06-01 · resigned 2005-08-31

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Donald Sinclair Macpherson→

director · ~59y · appointed 2003-09-16 · resigned 2018-11-08

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Donald Sinclair Macpherson→

director · ~59y · appointed 1991-12-24 · resigned 1996-10-31

Resigned

ROBERTSON, John Davie Manson→

director · ~97y · appointed 1991-12-24 · resigned 2015-11-02

Resigned

ROBERTSON, John→

director · ~65y · appointed 1991-12-24 · resigned 2005-10-26

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Sidney Park→

director · ~112y · resigned 2008-12-13

Resigned

SHAW, Fiona Margaret→

director · ~61y · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2006-11-13

Resigned

THOMSON, John→

director · ~85y · appointed 1994-11-01 · resigned 1997-01-02

Resigned

WHITE, John Howard→

director · ~71y · appointed 1994-11-01 · resigned 2019-06-27

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Shell and B P Scotland Shell and B P Scotland Limited	Disposition and minute of agreement	1 property	03/11/1970	05/10/1992