ROBOTIC SYSTEMS SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC261245 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-23

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	—	£135.5k
Current assets	—	£311.8k
Net assets	—	£46.1k
Average employees	200	—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-01-29
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-09-02
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accounts · AA
2024-06-18
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accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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accounts · AA
2022-06-21
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accounts · AA
2021-09-28
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accounts · AA
2020-11-17
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accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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accounts · AA
2018-09-04
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accounts · AA
2017-09-27
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accounts · AA
2016-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-23
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-06-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-01-06
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annual-return · AR01
2014-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-02-05
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TULLEY, Jonathan Angus resigned
director
2003-12-23
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Company incorporated
As ROBOTIC SYSTEMS SCOTLAND LIMITED
2003-12-23
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WALKER, Jennifer appointed
secretary
2003-12-23
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WALKER, Gordon appointed
director
2003-12-23
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WALKER, Jennifer appointed
director
2003-12-23
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WALKER, Ross Gordon appointed
director
2003-12-23
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-12-23
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-12-23
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TULLEY, Jonathan Angus appointed
director
2003-12-23
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-12-23
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gordon Walker Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	30/06/2016
Mrs Jennifer Walker Individual · British · DOB 07/1950 · age 76	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	30/06/2016
Mr Ross Gordon Walker Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated2003-12-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

Unit 1-3 Sandy Road

Scone

Perth

PH2 6LJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-06

Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

WALKER, Jennifer→

secretary · appointed 2003-12-23

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Active

WALKER, Gordon→

director · ~77y · appointed 2003-12-23

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Active

WALKER, Jennifer→

director · ~76y · appointed 2003-12-23

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Active

WALKER, Ross Gordon→

director · ~49y · appointed 2003-12-23

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Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-23 · resigned 2003-12-23

Resigned

TULLEY, Jonathan Angus→

director · ~56y · appointed 2003-12-23 · resigned 2007-02-05

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-23 · resigned 2003-12-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2026-01-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-29