S & J D ROBERTSON GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC070455 · ltd · incorporated 1980-01-22
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 38.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 35110SIC 35110
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 70100Activities of head offices
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 38.3y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
31 officers (2 active, 31 linked, 29 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
214 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees500500

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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  2. 2025-08-22
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  3. 2024-10-30
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  4. 2023-10-31
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  5. 2022-10-31
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  6. 2021-10-29
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  7. 2021-01-11
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  8. 2019-10-29
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-27
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    WHITE, John Howard resigned
    secretary
  10. 2019-06-27
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    WHITE, John Howard resigned
    director
  11. 2019-06-27
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-06-27
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  13. 2018-11-23
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  14. 2018-11-23
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    capital · SH03
  15. 2018-11-09
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-11-08
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    ROBERTSON, Donald Sinclair Macpherson resigned
    director
  17. 2018-11-01
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  18. 2018-08-07
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  19. 2018-08-01
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    capital · SH06
  20. 2015-11-02
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    ROBERTSON, John Davie Manson resigned
    director
  21. 2011-07-07
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    CATHALIFAUD, Susan Eleanor resigned
    director
  22. 2011-07-07
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    ROBERTSON, Alexander Allen Park resigned
    director
  23. 2011-07-07
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    ROBERTSON, Elizabeth Amelia resigned
    director
  24. 2011-07-07
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    ROBERTSON, Emily Jane resigned
    director
  25. 2011-07-07
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    SALMON, Lara Norette resigned
    director
  26. 2009-10-16
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    CATHALIFAUD, Susan Eleanor appointed
    director
  27. 2008-12-13
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    ROBERTSON, Sidney Park resigned
    director
  28. 2008-10-13
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    CATHALIFAUD, Susan Eleanor resigned
    director
  29. 2008-04-16
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    SALMON, Lara Norette appointed
    director
  30. 2008-03-03
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    SALMON, Lara Norette resigned
    director
  31. 2008-02-29
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    SIMONDS, Eileen Mary resigned
    director
  32. 2008-02-01
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    BAIN, Fiona Mary appointed
    director
  33. 2008-02-01
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    KELDIE, Kathleen Ann resigned
    director
  34. 2006-11-13
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    SHAW, Fiona Margaret resigned
    director
  35. 2006-03-01
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    CATHALIFAUD, Susan Eleanor appointed
    director
  36. 2005-10-26
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    ROBERTSON, John resigned
    director
  37. 2005-09-05
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    CATHALIFAUD, Susan Eleanor resigned
    director
  38. 2005-08-31
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    MURRAY, John Fraser resigned
    director
  39. 2004-04-30
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    JOHNSTON, Ronald Park resigned
    director
  40. 2003-09-16
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    ROBERTSON, Donald Sinclair Macpherson appointed
    director
  41. 2001-11-01
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    ROBERTSON, Emily Jane appointed
    director
  42. 2000-12-31
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    GROAT, John Andrew resigned
    director
  43. 2000-11-02
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    SALMON, Lara Norette appointed
    director
  44. 1998-07-01
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    KELDIE, Kathleen Ann appointed
    director
  45. 1998-07-01
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    WHITE, John Howard appointed
    director
  46. 1998-03-12
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    ROBERTSON, Alexander Allen Park appointed
    director
  47. 1997-08-27
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    ROBERTSON, Elsa Miller resigned
    director
  48. 1997-06-01
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    MURRAY, John Fraser appointed
    director
  49. 1997-04-01
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    GROAT, John Andrew appointed
    director
  50. 1997-01-01
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    ROBERTSON, Robert Sinclair appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

98/100
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 "ROBERTSON" — 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 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jane Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1949 · age 77
50–75%
—50-75% shares30/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450

Registered office

Dunkirk
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: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 29 resigned)

BAIN, Fiona Mary→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Robert Sinclair→
director · ~75y · appointed 1997-01-01
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Active
ROBERTSON, Elizabeth Amelia→
secretary · resigned 1995-07-31
Resigned
WHITE, John Howard→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-01 · resigned 2019-06-27
Resigned
ABERNETHY, Robert Nelson→
director · ~83y · resigned 1993-05-31
Resigned
CATHALIFAUD, Susan Eleanor→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-10-16 · resigned 2011-07-07
Resigned
CATHALIFAUD, Susan Eleanor→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2008-10-13
Resigned
CATHALIFAUD, Susan Eleanor→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 2005-09-05
Resigned
GROAT, John Andrew→
director · ~84y · appointed 1997-04-01 · resigned 2000-12-31
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Ronald Park→
director · ~81y · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
KELDIE, Kathleen Ann→
director · ~75y · appointed 1998-07-01 · resigned 2008-02-01
Resigned
KEMP, David Reid→
director · ~81y · appointed 1993-06-01 · resigned 1996-11-30
Resigned
KIRKNESS, William Neil→
director · ~93y · resigned 1993-04-12
Resigned
MURRAY, John Fraser→
director · ~75y · appointed 1997-06-01 · resigned 2005-08-31
Resigned
MURRAY, John Fraser→
director · ~75y · resigned 1996-11-30
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Alexander Allen Park→
director · ~46y · appointed 1998-03-12 · resigned 2011-07-07
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Donald Sinclair Macpherson→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-09-16 · resigned 2018-11-08
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Donald Sinclair Macpherson→
director · ~59y · appointed 1992-03-12 · resigned 1996-10-31
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Elizabeth Amelia→
director · ~88y · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 2011-07-07
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Elizabeth Amelia→
director · ~88y · appointed 1994-11-01 · resigned 1995-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Bp Oil
Bp Oil LTD
Floating charge1 property14/01/198803/12/1996

Recent filings (214 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-11