JOHN ROBERTSON & SONS HAMCURERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC022598 · ltd · incorporated 1943-11-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 57.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 57.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
159 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-31🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2025-03-31🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2025-03-31🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-08➕WOOD, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2024-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-30➖BOWIE, Allan Russell resigneddirector
- 2023-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-06➕BOWIE, Allan Russell appointeddirector
- 2022-06-03➖CLARK, Nicholas Rodger resigneddirector
- 2022-05-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-05-26🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2022-04-04📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2022-04-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-04-04📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-04-04📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-04-04📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-04-04📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-03-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-03-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-04➕GODFREY, Wayne appointeddirector
- 2022-03-04➕CLARK, Nicholas Rodger appointeddirector
- 2022-03-04➖ROBERTSON, Barry Humphrey resigneddirector
- 2022-03-04➖ROBERTSON, Iain Kerr resigneddirector
- 2022-03-04➖ROBERTSON, Patricia Bernadette resigneddirector
- 2022-02-28➖ROBERTSON, Gareth John resigneddirector
- 2021-06-28➖ROBERTSON, Humphrey resigneddirector
- 2021-04-08➕ROBERTSON, Barry Humphrey appointeddirector
- 2021-04-08➕ROBERTSON, Gareth John appointeddirector
- 2020-08-06➕ROBERTSON, Patricia Bernadette appointeddirector
- 2019-11-08➖MILLAR, Alistair John resigneddirector
- 2019-09-11➖ROBERTSON, Humphrey resignedsecretary
- 2019-09-11➖BROWN, Aileen Anne resigneddirector
- 2019-03-04➕MILLAR, Alistair John appointeddirector
- 2018-01-31➖STRASZEWSKYJ, Richard resigneddirector
- 2015-06-14🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
- 2014-10-30➕STRASZEWSKYJ, Richard appointeddirector
- 1997-03-31➕BROWN, Aileen Anne appointeddirector
- 1993-04-01➖ROBERTSON, John Speir resigneddirector
- 1991-10-10➕ROBERTSON, Humphrey appointedsecretary
- 1991-10-10➖ROBERTSON, John Speir resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 59 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Browns Food Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Browns Food Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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JOHN ROBERTSON & SONS HAMCURERS LIMITED
This company · SC022598
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Browns Food Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/03/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Iain Kerr Robertsonceased 04/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BARONY COUNTRY FOODS LTD.→ SC181901 · est 1998 | — | — | £72.4k | — | 28y | 82 | 67y |
| ANNANDALE DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED→ SC316346 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | 80 | 72y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1943-11-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat
Registered office
Unit 1 Kelloholm Industrial Estate Greystone Avenue
Kelloholm
Dumfriesshire
DG4 6RB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04
Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)
GODFREY, Wayne→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-03-04
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WOOD, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-01-08
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ROBERTSON, Humphrey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-10-10 · resigned 2019-09-11
ROBERTSON, John Speir→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-10-10
BOWIE, Allan Russell→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-06-06 · resigned 2023-11-30
BROWN, Aileen Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1997-03-31 · resigned 2019-09-11
CLARK, Nicholas Rodger→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-03-04 · resigned 2022-06-03
MILLAR, Alistair John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-03-04 · resigned 2019-11-08
ROBERTSON, Barry Humphrey→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-04-08 · resigned 2022-03-04
ROBERTSON, Gareth John→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-04-08 · resigned 2022-02-28
ROBERTSON, Humphrey→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · resigned 2021-06-28
ROBERTSON, Iain Kerr→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · resigned 2022-03-04
ROBERTSON, John Speir→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · resigned 1993-04-01
ROBERTSON, Patricia Bernadette→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2020-08-06 · resigned 2022-03-04
STRASZEWSKYJ, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2014-10-30 · resigned 2018-01-31
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 14/06/2015 | 26/05/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 08/05/1989 | 31/03/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 29/11/1982 | 31/03/2025 | |
| satisfied | Scottish Development Agency | Standard security | 1 property | 15/10/1982 | 16/06/1987 | |
| satisfied | Scottish Development Agency | Instrument of charge | 1 property | 12/10/1982 | 16/06/1987 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Grs ayr standard security | 1 property | 30/07/1974 | 31/03/2025 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 20/06/1968 | — |
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Recent filings (159 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-08