ROBERT DENHOLM CONTRACTORS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC466386 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-24
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£724.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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, 1 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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £724,736
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£73k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£725k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£544k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £861.5k | £604.1k |
| Current assets | £543.6k | £414.0k |
| Cash | £73.0k | £63.3k |
| Debtors | £468.6k | £348.8k |
| Net assets | £724.7k | £522.4k |
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
5
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-02-08➕DENHOLM, Zoe Annie appointedsecretary
- 2016-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-28➕DENHOLM, Martin appointeddirector
- 2014-04-28➕DENHOLM, Steven Matthew appointeddirector
- 2013-12-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ROBERT DENHOLM CONTRACTORS LTD
- 2013-12-24➕DENHOLM, Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DENHOLM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Denholm Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Elaine Stephenceased 01/01/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
Rose Hall
Myothill Road
Denny
FK6 5NB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
DENHOLM, Zoe Annie→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-02-08
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DENHOLM, Martin→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2014-04-28
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DENHOLM, Robert→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-12-24
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DENHOLM, Steven Matthew→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2014-04-28
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-18