CHRIS ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

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SC244482 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees7700

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-02-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-02-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-02-01
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Jamie appointed
    director
  10. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-20
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Christopher Mark resigned
    director
  12. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-05-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2018-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2003-02-24
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    Company incorporated
    As CHRIS ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  19. 2003-02-24
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Maureen Marjorie appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-02-24
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-02-24
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-02-24
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Christopher Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROBINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mrs Maureen Marjorie Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Mark Robinsonceased 20/11/2021· 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
Incorporated2003-02-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Redwood 19 Culduthel Road
Inverness
IV2 4AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-07
Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROBINSON, Maureen Marjorie→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-24
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Active
ROBINSON, Jamie→
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-02-01
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2003-02-24
Resigned
ROBINSON, Christopher Mark→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2021-11-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24