R ROBERTSON & SON LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC492471 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-01
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£639.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49320SIC 49320
  • 49390SIC 49390
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.0y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £639,759
Cash YoY
+211%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£362k
↑ 211% YoY
Net Worth
£640k
↑ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£623k
↑ 82% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£128k£256k£384k£512k£640kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£1.71M£1.12M
Current assets£622.9k£342.9k
Cash£362.5k£116.7k
Debtors£215.5k£202.7k
Net assets£639.8k£340.6k

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

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1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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  2. 2025-10-30
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  3. 2025-10-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Arkle Finance Limited
  4. 2025-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-08
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  6. 2024-08-08
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    address · AD01
  7. 2024-03-04
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  8. 2023-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-27
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-20
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-30
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2019-05-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  14. 2019-03-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  16. 2018-11-13
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  17. 2018-08-09
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  18. 2018-08-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-08-03
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    ROBERTSON, Thomas Christopher resigned
    director
  20. 2018-08-03
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    officers · TM01
  21. 2017-01-05
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    HUNTER, Hamish William resigned
    director
  22. 2014-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As R ROBERTSON & SON LTD
  23. 2014-12-01
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    ROBERTSON, Sonia Christine appointed
    director
  24. 2014-12-01
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    HUNTER, Hamish William appointed
    director
  25. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Thomas Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 "ROBERTSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Sonia Christine Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Christoper Robertsonceased 03/08/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-12-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

18-20 Alexandra Building Esplanade
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0LL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Sonia Christine→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-12-01
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Active
HUNTER, Hamish William→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2017-01-05
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Thomas Christopher→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2018-08-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Arkle Finance
Arkle Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property30/10/2025—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—23/05/2019—
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Recent filings (33 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
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mortgage · MR01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-08