RUBICON ARCHAEOLOGY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC615501 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-05
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Environmental consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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

1 live charge · oldest 5.9y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
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
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
    ➖
    GILBERT, David Roy resigned
    director
  2. 2026-04-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-25
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    MOLONEY, Colm appointed
    director
  7. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    COLLARD, Mark Andrew resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    COLLARD, Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  9. 2024-07-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-07-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-10-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-10-11
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2022-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-10-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-06-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2021-06-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2021-06-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2021-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-06-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Invoicefair Limited
  25. 2018-12-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RUBICON ARCHAEOLOGY LTD
  26. 2018-12-05
    ➕
    SHEPHERD, Claire Sarah appointed
    director
  27. 2018-12-05
    ➕
    COLLARD, Mark Andrew appointed
    secretary
  28. 2018-12-05
    ➕
    COLLARD, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  29. 2018-12-05
    ➕
    GILBERT, David Roy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

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 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-02-25: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colm Moloney
Individual · Irish · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/01/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Andrew Collardceased 08/01/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2018-12-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74901 — Environmental consulting activities

Registered office

130 Clement Rise
Livingston
EH54 6LP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MOLONEY, Colm→
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHEPHERD, Claire Sarah→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-12-05
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Active
COLLARD, Mark Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2018-12-05 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
COLLARD, Mark Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-12-05 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
GILBERT, David Roy→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-12-05 · resigned 2026-04-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Invoicefair
Invoicefair Limited
A registered charge—17/06/2020—
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Recent filings (33 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-10-11