ROBERT CASTLE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC135815 · ltd · incorporated 1991-12-31
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 93-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 93). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-30➕HILLMAN, Aaron Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 1998-05-14➕HILLMAN, Tania appointeddirector
- 1991-12-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ROBERT CASTLE LIMITED
- 1991-12-31➕HILLMAN, Jean Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1991-12-31➕HILLMAN, Terence Michael appointeddirector
- 1991-12-31➕MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-12-31➖MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-12-31➕MBC NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1991-12-31➖MBC NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Terence Michael Hillman Individual · British · DOB 06/1933 · age 93 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/03/2026 |
Mrs Jean Elizabeth Hillman Individual · British · DOB 01/1932 · age 94 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/03/2026 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Angus Dundee Distillers Plcceased 24/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Terence Michael Hillmanceased 30/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Jean Elizabeth Hillmanceased 30/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-12-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Angus Dundee - Coatbridge
288 Main Street
Coatbridge
ML5 3HH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
HILLMAN, Jean Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 1991-12-31
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HILLMAN, Aaron Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-04-30
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HILLMAN, Tania→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1998-05-14
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HILLMAN, Terence Michael→
Activedirector · ~93y · appointed 1991-12-31
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MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-12-31 · resigned 1991-12-31
MBC NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-12-31 · resigned 1991-12-31
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Recent filings (89 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-28