ROBISON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC399305 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-11
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 13.1y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1000 | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-02🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2024-07-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-11🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-07-11🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-08-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Victor Balwinder Singh as Sole Partner and Trustee for the Firm of V & E Properties
- 2022-08-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Victor Balwinder Singh as the Sole Partner of and Trustee for the Firm of V & E Properties
- 2022-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2011-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ROBISON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
- 2011-05-11➕ROBISON, Colin Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "ROBISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Robert Robison Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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| RYDER SERVICES LIMITED→ SC343308 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| S.W.A.R. ROOFING LIMITED→ SC785532 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| SBSS LTD→ SC858799 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIA STEEL ERECTION & CLADDING LTD→ SC884188 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIMPSONSSOLUTIONS LTD→ SC406521 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| SOLWAY CLIMATE SOLUTIONS LTD→ SC661607 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| SOLWAY GAS AND HEATING SUPPLIES LIMITED→ SC484918 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| SOLWAY INSULATION SERVICES LIMITED→ SC324989 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| SOUTH OF SCOTLAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD→ SC853156 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STERLING ROOFING SERVICES LTD→ SC595959 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| SWR ROOFING LTD→ SC852086 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE ECO GROUP (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC800858 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings
Registered office
123 Irish Street
Dumfries
Dumfries
DG1 2PE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25
Last: 2025-05-11
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
ROBISON, Colin Robert→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-05-11
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/07/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/06/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Victor Balwinder Singh as Sole Partner and Trustee for the Firm of V & E Properties | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/08/2022 | 11/07/2023 | |
| satisfied | Victor Balwinder Singh as the Sole Partner of and Trustee for the Firm of V & E Properties | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/08/2022 | 11/07/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 08/03/2013 | 11/01/2020 |
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-18