BELINDA ROBERTSON RETAIL LIMITED

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SC234891 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-01
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£306.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 13.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
66 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £306,214

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£306k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£61k£122k£184k£245k£306kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£305.0k£305.0k
Net assets£306.2k£306.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-12-23
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  3. 2023-12-19
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  4. 2022-12-22
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  5. 2022-03-07
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  6. 2021-09-28
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  7. 2020-12-30
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  8. 2019-09-30
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  9. 2018-09-12
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  10. 2018-07-04
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  11. 2017-09-28
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  12. 2016-09-30
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  13. 2015-09-30
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  14. 2015-08-10
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  15. 2014-09-30
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  16. 2013-02-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Alastair Dickson
  17. 2012-04-27
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    KELLY, Marie-Jane resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-02-17
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    GROVE-WHITE, Jane Caroline resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-02-17
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    KELLY, Marie-Jane appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-02-22
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    GROVE-WHITE, Jane Caroline appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-08-27
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    ROSSITER, Sheelagh Jane Charlotte resigned
    secretary
  22. 2002-08-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BELINDA ROBERTSON RETAIL LIMITED
  23. 2002-08-01
    ➕
    DICKSON, Belinda Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2002-08-01
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    ROSSITER, Sheelagh Jane Charlotte appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-08-01
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-08-01
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alastair Ronald Dickson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/08/2016
Mrs Belinda Jane Dickson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2002-08-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

6 Atholl Crescent
Perth
PH1 5JN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DICKSON, Belinda Jane→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-08-01
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Active
GROVE-WHITE, Jane Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-22 · resigned 2009-02-17
Resigned
KELLY, Marie-Jane→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-17 · resigned 2012-04-27
Resigned
ROSSITER, Sheelagh Jane Charlotte→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2004-08-27
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2002-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Alastair Dickson
Floating charge1 property14/02/2013—
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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-22