ROBERT J HART & COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC158183 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-23

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to May 2024

Net worth

£450.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.0y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 12.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

121 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £450,693

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£185k

Net Worth

£451k

Current Assets

£576k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-05-31
Total assets	£464.2k
Current assets	£576.5k
Cash	£185.3k
Debtors	£217.2k
Net assets	£450.7k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2025-11-24
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-26
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capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-08-26
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-22
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-01
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HOPE, George Ian appointed
director
2025-08-01
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MARTIN, Paul resigned
secretary
2025-08-01
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MARTIN, Paul resigned
director
2025-08-01
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MCCAW, Andrew Daniel resigned
director
2025-07-31
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-31
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-23
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-10-02
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-02
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-01
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RAMSAY, Allan Grant resigned
director
2021-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-31
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MACCORMICK, Mary Macintyre resigned
director
2014-08-14
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
2014-06-11
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2014-05-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2013-11-30
➖
HUNTER, John William resigned
director
2005-03-22
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MACSHANNON, George Young appointed
director
2005-02-21
➖
CLARK, James resigned
director
2005-02-21
➖
HUNTER, Gavin Stuart Cameron resigned
director
2003-10-15
➕
CLARK, James appointed
director
2003-10-15
➕
HUNTER, John William appointed
director
2003-10-15
➕
MACCORMICK, Mary Macintyre appointed
director
2003-10-15
➕
RAMSAY, Allan Grant appointed
director
2003-07-16
➕
HUNTER, Gavin Stuart Cameron appointed
director
1996-05-31
➕
MCCAW, Andrew Daniel appointed
director
1996-01-30
➕
MARTIN, Paul appointed
secretary
1996-01-30
➕
MARTIN, Paul appointed
director
1995-05-23
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Company incorporated
As ROBERT J HART & COMPANY LIMITED
1995-05-23
➕
REID, Brian appointed
secretary
1995-05-23
➖
REID, Brian resigned
secretary
1995-05-23
➕
MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
nominee-director
1995-05-23
➖
MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

3 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MARTIN, Paul resigned 2025-08-01; MARTIN, Paul resigned 2025-08-01; MCCAW, Andrew Daniel resigned 2025-08-01

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-08-22: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Gordon Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Gordon Investments Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ROBERT J HART & COMPANY LIMITED

This company · SC158183

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
Gordon Investments Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/08/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

George Young Macshannonceased 01/08/2025· 25-50% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-05-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Arran House, 15d Skye Road

Shawfarm Industrial Estate

Prestwick

KA9 2TA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-06

Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

HOPE, George Ian→

director · ~51y · appointed 2025-08-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MACSHANNON, George Young→

director · ~62y · appointed 2005-03-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MARTIN, Paul→

secretary · appointed 1996-01-30 · resigned 2025-08-01

Resigned

REID, Brian→

secretary · appointed 1995-05-23 · resigned 1995-05-23

Resigned

CLARK, James→

director · ~74y · appointed 2003-10-15 · resigned 2005-02-21

Resigned

HUNTER, Gavin Stuart Cameron→

director · ~73y · appointed 2003-07-16 · resigned 2005-02-21

Resigned

HUNTER, John William→

director · ~76y · appointed 2003-10-15 · resigned 2013-11-30

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen→

nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1995-05-23 · resigned 1995-05-23

Resigned

MACCORMICK, Mary Macintyre→

director · ~72y · appointed 2003-10-15 · resigned 2020-05-31

Resigned

MARTIN, Paul→

director · ~61y · appointed 1996-01-30 · resigned 2025-08-01

Resigned

MCCAW, Andrew Daniel→

director · ~64y · appointed 1996-05-31 · resigned 2025-08-01

Resigned

RAMSAY, Allan Grant→

director · ~71y · appointed 2003-10-15 · resigned 2021-06-01

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD	A registered charge	—	14/08/2014	02/10/2023
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	11/06/2014	23/05/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	16/05/2014	31/07/2025

Recent filings (121 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2025-11-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-08-28

capital-alter-shares-subdivision

capital · SH02

2025-08-26

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-08-26

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2025-08-22

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2025-08-22

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-08-22

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-08-13

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-08-13

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-08-13

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-08-13

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2025-07-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-30