RABLOGAN CASTLE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC463084 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-05
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
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-35.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13921
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 14131Manufacture of other men's outerwear
- 14132SIC 14132
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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 (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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 (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £35,033
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£35k
↓ 293% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 223% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-35.0k | £-8.9k |
| Current assets | £7.1k | £2.2k |
| Net assets | £-35.0k | £-8.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-31📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-01-10➕HENRY, Carol Rosemary appointeddirector
- 2024-01-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-05🏢Company incorporatedAs RABLOGAN CASTLE LIMITED
- 2013-11-05➕JONES, Robert Keith appointedsecretary
- 2013-11-05➕JONES, Julie Anne appointeddirector
- 2013-11-05➕JONES, Robert Keith appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +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
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Keith Jones Individual · Australian · DOB 09/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Julie Anne Jones Individual · Australian · DOB 02/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC13921 — SIC 13921
Registered office
25 Baron Taylor Street
Inverness
IV1 1QG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
JONES, Robert Keith→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-11-05
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HENRY, Carol Rosemary→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-01-10
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JONES, Julie Anne→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-11-05
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JONES, Robert Keith→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2013-11-05
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-31
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07