GRT ROAD TRANSPORT CONSULTANTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC455823 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-01
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£86.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 4.5y

25/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Charge age ~4.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £86,676
Cash YoY
+51%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£50k
↑ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£87k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£95k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£24k£48k£73k£97k£121kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£185.4k£177.0k
Current assets£94.6k£121.0k
Cash£49.8k£33.0k
Debtors£44.8k£87.9k
Net assets£86.7k£72.0k

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

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-16
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  2. 2024-05-13
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  3. 2023-05-19
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  4. 2022-05-19
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  5. 2022-04-29
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  6. 2022-04-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC T/a Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank
  7. 2022-02-22
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  8. 2022-02-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
  9. 2021-12-07
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    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2021-12-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  11. 2021-05-19
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  12. 2020-05-05
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  13. 2019-03-12
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  14. 2018-04-19
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  15. 2017-06-06
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  16. 2017-04-06
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  17. 2017-03-09
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  18. 2017-01-26
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  19. 2017-01-26
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  20. 2013-08-01
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    Company incorporated
    As GRT ROAD TRANSPORT CONSULTANTS LTD
  21. 2013-08-01
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    ROBISON, Graham appointed
    director
  22. 2013-08-01
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    ROBISON, Scott appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Graham Robison
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Scott Robison
Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-08-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Oakfield House
378 Brandon Street
Motherwell
Lanarkshire
ML1 1XA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ROBISON, Graham→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-08-01
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ROBISON, Scott→
director · ~37y · appointed 2013-08-01
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC T/a Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank
A registered charge1 property13/04/2022—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge1 property19/02/2022—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—02/12/2021—
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Recent filings (32 total)

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2025-08-13
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2025-05-16
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2024-08-12
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2024-05-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
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mortgage · MR01
2022-04-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-12-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
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accounts · AA
2021-05-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
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accounts · AA
2020-05-05