MCINTOSH & ROBERTSON LIMITED

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SC518432 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-21
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-11.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 8.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
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
36 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
70
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,074

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£35k
Net Worth
-£11k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£81k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£24k£15k£54k£94k£133k£172kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£37.9k£46.4k
Current assets£80.8k£172.0k
Cash£34.9k—
Debtors£29.9k£141.5k
Net assets£-11.1k£-24.1k

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2024-08-28
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  3. 2023-09-20
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  4. 2022-10-17
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  5. 2021-08-20
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  7. 2021-07-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  8. 2021-01-28
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  9. 2019-07-03
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  10. 2019-01-08
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  11. 2018-07-25
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  12. 2018-07-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  13. 2017-11-28
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  14. 2017-07-12
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  15. 2017-07-12
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  16. 2017-06-14
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  18. 2017-06-14
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  19. 2016-07-21
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    ROBERTSON, Derek appointed
    director
  20. 2016-07-21
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    MCINTOSH, John Innes appointed
    director
  21. 2016-07-21
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    MCINTOSH, John Innes resigned
    director
  22. 2016-07-21
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    MCINTOSH, John Innes resigned
    director
  23. 2016-07-20
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    ROBERTSON, Sally appointed
    director
  24. 2016-07-20
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    ROBERTSON, Derek appointed
    director
  25. 2016-07-20
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    ROBERTSON, Derek resigned
    director
  26. 2016-07-20
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    ROBERTSON, Derek resigned
    director
  27. 2015-10-21
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    Company incorporated
    As MCINTOSH & ROBERTSON LIMITED
  28. 2015-10-21
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    MCINTOSH, John Innes appointed
    director
  29. 2015-10-21
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Derek appointed
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Derek Stewart Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/07/2016
Mrs Sally Ann Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/07/2016

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
Incorporated2015-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Gellyburn Quarry
Murthly
Perth
PH1 4HJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Derek→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Sally→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCINTOSH, John Innes→
director · ~83y · appointed 2016-07-21 · resigned 2016-07-21
Resigned
MCINTOSH, John Innes→
director · ~83y · appointed 2015-10-21 · resigned 2016-07-21
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Derek→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-07-20 · resigned 2016-07-20
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Derek→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-10-21 · resigned 2016-07-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property30/07/2021—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—23/07/2018—
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Recent filings (36 total)

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2026-01-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
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accounts · AA
2022-10-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
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mortgage · MR01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-03