NORBIT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC549670 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £168,437
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £168.4k | — |
| Cash | — | £299.5k |
| Average employees | 700 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC06
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-04✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC06
- 2021-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC06
- 2021-11-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09➕WEISETHAUNET, Per Jørgen appointeddirector
- 2020-10-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC03
- 2020-10-22📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-10-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-12-12➕FRASER, John Peter Macleod appointeddirector
- 2016-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs NORBIT LIMITED
- 2016-11-09➕KOLDGAARD ERIKSEN, Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Norbit Asa Individual | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/09/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Kilmore Estate Ltdceased 10/02/2021· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLEANER LIMITED→ SC030017 · est 1954 | £4.05M £3.04M–£5.06M | — | — | 199 | 72y | 88 | 62y |
| FRANK NICOL FARM AND GARDEN MACHINERY LIMITED→ SC139585 · est 1992 | — | — | £326.0k | — | 33y | 82 | 87y |
| HIGHLAND CLEARANCE LIMITED→ SC088323 · est 1984 | — | — | — | 300 | 41y | 82 | 76y |
| MACGREGOR INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED→ SC173566 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | 82 | 97y |
| MCLAREN TRACTORS LIMITED→ SC257013 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 1000 | 22y | 82 | 58y |
| MUNRO FRUIT MERCHANTS LTD.→ SC169387 · est 1996 | — | — | £86.3k | — | 29y | 82 | 63y |
| CALEY TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED→ SC242415 · est 2003 | — | — | £2.42M | — | 23y | 80 | 67y |
| JUST HOOKED LIMITED→ SC225375 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| NORTH GREETINGS LTD→ SC519194 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| OPTIMUM UNDERFLOOR HEATING LIMITED→ SC312531 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| PILGRIM CARAVANS OUTDOORS LIMITED→ SC751221 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| PRIDE OF BENGAL WHOLESALE LTD→ SC720677 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140
Registered office
C/O A9 Accountancy Limited, Elm House
Cradlehall Business Park
Inverness
IV2 5GH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
FRASER, John Peter Macleod→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KOLDGAARD ERIKSEN, Peter→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WEISETHAUNET, Per Jørgen→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (35 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18