ROBERTSON DECORATOR SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC699247 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-19
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-358
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £358
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£358
↑ 75% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£1k£851£3k£5k£8k£10kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£28.4k£22.9k
Current assets£10.0k£8.9k
Net assets£-358£-1.4k

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
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-13
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-05-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROBERTSON DECORATOR SERVICES LTD
  10. 2021-05-19
    ROBERTSON, Brian appointed
    director
  11. 2021-05-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "ROBERTSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/05/2021

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
Incorporated2021-05-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

38a Ulundi Road
Johnstone
PA5 8TQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Brian
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-05-19
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Recent filings (13 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-19