ROBB VETERINARY CLINIC LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC582911 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£221.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Veterinary activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -75% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.1y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £221,202
Net assets shrinking
Down £72,835 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 75% YoY
Cash YoY
-75%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£19k
↓ 75% YoY
Net Worth
£221k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£60k
↓ 42% 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 | £232.1k | £303.8k |
| Current assets | £60.1k | £103.7k |
| Cash | £18.7k | £73.2k |
| Debtors | £41.4k | £30.5k |
| Net assets | £221.2k | £294.0k |
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
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-05➕ROBB, Karen appointeddirector
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-04-28📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2018-04-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-04-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-04-23🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-04-23🔒Charge registered #4Lender: William Alan Clow Robb
- 2018-04-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-04-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: William Alan Clow Robb
- 2018-04-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-03-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ROBB VETERINARY CLINIC LIMITED
- 2017-12-01➕ROBB, Christopher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +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 "ROBB" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 low5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Robb Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/12/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-12-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities
Registered office
Farries Kirk And Mcvean
Dumfries Enterprise Park
Dumfries
Dumfries & Galloway
DG1 3SJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ROBB, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-12-01
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/04/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | William Alan Clow Robb | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/04/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | William Alan Clow Robb | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/04/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/04/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/03/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23