FOWLER ROBBEN LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC700210 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-31
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.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Lifecycle stage: early → established
  • · Investment thesis: growth_story → unclassified
  • · Bankability: 70 → 75
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Lifecycle stage: early → established
  • ·Investment thesis: growth_story → unclassified
  • ↑Bankability: 70 → 75
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
17 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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees200200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-14
    ➕
    FOWLER, Jacqueline Ellen appointed
    director
  5. 2023-04-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-22
    ➕
    FOWLER, John James appointed
    secretary
  9. 2022-09-22
    ➕
    FOWLER, John James appointed
    director
  10. 2022-09-22
    ➖
    FOWLER, Jacqueline Ellen resigned
    director
  11. 2022-09-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2022-09-22
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2022-09-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-09-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-05-31
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    Company incorporated
    As FOWLER ROBBEN LIMITED
  17. 2021-05-31
    ➕
    FOWLER, Jacqueline Ellen appointed
    director
  18. 2021-05-31
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

89/100
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
  • +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 "FOWLER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

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 John James Fowler
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/09/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jacqueline Ellen Fowlerceased 22/09/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-05-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Unit 4b Gateway Business Park
Beancross Road
Grangemouth
FK3 8WX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

FOWLER, John James→
secretary · appointed 2022-09-22
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Active
FOWLER, Jacqueline Ellen→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-04-14
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Active
FOWLER, John James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-09-22
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Active
FOWLER, Jacqueline Ellen→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-05-31 · resigned 2022-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-09-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-22