ROBB DONALD & CO. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC109886 · ltd · incorporated 1988-03-16
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 11.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.67M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 11.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
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
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,665,402

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£194k
Net Worth
£1.7m
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£196k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£333k£666k£999k£1.3m£1.7mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.15M£1.95M
Current assets£196.0k£255.9k
Cash£193.7k—
Debtors£2.4k—
Net assets£1.67M£1.64M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-11-21
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  4. 2024-02-28
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  5. 2024-02-28
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  6. 2023-08-10
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  7. 2023-03-21
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    address · AD01
  8. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  10. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-06
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  12. 2019-12-12
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  13. 2019-10-21
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  14. 2019-10-21
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  15. 2019-10-21
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  16. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-13
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  18. 2015-04-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2015-03-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2011-05-17
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    CROCKET, Alexander Donald resigned
    director
  21. 2010-11-11
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    HENDRIE, Margot Redmond appointed
    director
  22. 2010-11-11
    ➖
    CROCKET, Morag resigned
    director
  23. 2010-02-04
    ➕
    CROCKET, Alastair appointed
    director
  24. 2010-02-04
    ➕
    CROCKET, Douglas Ross appointed
    director
  25. 2010-02-04
    ➕
    CROCKET, Eileen appointed
    director
  26. 2010-02-04
    ➕
    CROCKET, Morag appointed
    director
  27. 2007-11-07
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    CROCKET, Agnes Robb resigned
    secretary
  28. 2007-11-07
    ➖
    CROCKET, Agnes Robb resigned
    director
  29. 2006-01-27
    ➕
    CROCKET, Eileen appointed
    secretary
  30. 1990-10-31
    ➖
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1990-10-31
    ➖
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1988-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ROBB DONALD & CO. LIMITED
  33. 1988-03-16
    ➕
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1988-03-16
    ➕
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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
Mr Alastair Crocket
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1988-03-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

11c Gatehead Road
Crosshouse
Kilmarnock
KA2 0HN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

CROCKET, Eileen→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-27
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Active
CROCKET, Alastair→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-02-04
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Active
CROCKET, Douglas Ross→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-02-04
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Active
CROCKET, Eileen→
director · ~73y · appointed 2010-02-04
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Active
HENDRIE, Margot Redmond→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-11-11
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Active
CROCKET, Agnes Robb→
secretary · resigned 2007-11-07
Resigned
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1988-03-16 · resigned 1990-10-31
Resigned
CROCKET, Agnes Robb→
director · ~107y · resigned 2007-11-07
Resigned
CROCKET, Alexander Donald→
director · ~103y · resigned 2011-05-17
Resigned
CROCKET, Morag→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-02-04 · resigned 2010-11-11
Resigned
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1988-03-16 · resigned 1990-10-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge2 properties02/04/2015—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—06/03/2015—
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Recent filings (112 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18