ROBERTSONS TREE CARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC450548 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£287.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £287,863
Cash YoY
+60%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£132k
↑ 60% YoY
Net Worth
£288k
↑ 111% YoY
Current Assets
£266k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£58k£115k£173k£230k£288kMar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£573.4k£300.7k£356.6k
Current assets£266.3k£186.9k£180.1k
Cash£131.7k£82.1k£47.8k
Debtors£134.7k£104.9k£132.3k
Net assets£287.9k£136.4k£157.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-11-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-11-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-09-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2018-10-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2018-03-01
    MURPHY, Caroline appointed
    director
  18. 2013-05-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROBERTSONS TREE CARE LIMITED
  19. 2013-05-21
    ROBERTSON, Alan Andrew appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-05-21
    ROBERTSON, Alan Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROBERTSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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 Alan Andrew Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Ms Caroline Murphy
Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1984 · age 42
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/11/2023

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
Incorporated2013-05-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

9 Dumyat Road
Stirling
FK9 5HA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Alan Andrew
secretary · appointed 2013-05-21
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Active
MURPHY, Caroline
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-03-01
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Active
ROBERTSON, Alan Andrew
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-05-21
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Active

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-03