SWAN-ROBES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC240769 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.8y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees8900

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2021-11-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-01
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    SWAN, Karen appointed
    director
  9. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-05-01
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    SWAN, Brian Kenneth resigned
    director
  13. 2018-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-12-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2006-11-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2004-07-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  21. 2002-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As SWAN-ROBES LIMITED
  22. 2002-12-05
    ➕
    SWAN, Eileen Anne appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-12-05
    ➕
    SWAN, Christopher Berkeley Thorburn appointed
    director
  24. 2002-12-05
    ➕
    SWAN, Eileen Anne appointed
    director
  25. 2002-12-05
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-12-05
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-12-05
    ➕
    SWAN, Brian Kenneth appointed
    director

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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SWAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SWAN, Karen (same surname) appointed 2021-07-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Mrs Eileen Anne Swan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1945 · age 81
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Christopher Berkeley Thorburn Swan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Brian Kenneth Swanceased 30/11/2022· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25120 — SIC 25120

Registered office

Alva Industrial Estate
Alva
Clackmannanshire
FK12 5DQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

SWAN, Eileen Anne→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWAN, Christopher Berkeley Thorburn→
director · ~50y · appointed 2002-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWAN, Eileen Anne→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWAN, Karen→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-05 · resigned 2002-12-05
Resigned
SWAN, Brian Kenneth→
director · ~84y · appointed 2002-12-05 · resigned 2019-05-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property10/11/200627/12/2013
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property08/07/2004—
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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-12