KERRY ROBERTS ASSOCIATES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC688860 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-10
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2026-02-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-02-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-02-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2024-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-01-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2023-09-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2023-09-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-05-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2023-05-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2023-01-01
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    KERRY, Michele resigned
    director
  20. 2021-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-03-29
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  22. 2021-02-10
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    Company incorporated
    As KERRY ROBERTS ASSOCIATES LTD
  23. 2021-02-10
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Matthew James appointed
    director
  24. 2021-02-10
    ➕
    KERRY, Michele appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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 "ROBERTS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mr Matthew James Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/02/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Michele Kerryceased 01/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Ms Michele Kerryceased 01/01/2023· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2021-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Hiraeth
Bigton
Shetland
ZE2 9JA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROBERTS, Matthew James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-02-10
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Active
KERRY, Michele→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-02-10 · resigned 2023-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-09