ROBERTSON GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC060077 · ltd · incorporated 1976-05-27

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

49 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 47.7y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 47.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

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

Lenders & charges

49 charges (49/49 with lender, 49/49 with type)

Directors & officers

44 officers (7 active, 44 linked, 36 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

27 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

314 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (194 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-06
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accounts · AA
2025-12-19
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STEELE, Murray Adam appointed
director
2025-12-19
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WILSON, Irene resigned
director
2025-12-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-19
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officers · TM01
2025-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
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HOLT, Robert Duncan appointed
director
2024-12-04
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officers · AP01
2024-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-05-01
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accounts · AA01
2020-02-19
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officers · AP01
2020-02-10
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MCQUADE, Brian appointed
director
2020-01-30
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officers · AP03
2020-01-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-01-28
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CAMPBELL, Ross Iain appointed
secretary
2020-01-28
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WILSON, Irene resigned
secretary
2020-01-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-12-31
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CLARK, Ian resigned
director
2019-12-31
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ROBERTS, Stuart resigned
director
2019-12-31
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SHEWAN, Derek William resigned
director
2019-05-01
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WILSON, Irene appointed
director
2017-01-06
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Charge satisfied #51
2017-01-06
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Charge satisfied #50
2017-01-06
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Charge satisfied #49
2016-10-01
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ROBERTSON, Elliot Cardno appointed
director
2016-03-31
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BODNAR-HORVATH, Robert Edmund Paul resigned
director
2014-07-01
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WILSON, Irene appointed
secretary
2014-06-30
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JARVIE, Karen resigned
secretary
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #48
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #47
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #46
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #45
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #44
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #43
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #42
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #41
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #40
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #39
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #38
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #37
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #36
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #35
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #34

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Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROBERTSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Robertson Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Robertson Group Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ROBERTSON GROUP LIMITED

This company · SC060077

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Robertson Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Sir William George Robertson Individual · British · DOB 04/1945 · age 81	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	01/03/2026

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

Incorporated1976-05-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

10 Perimeter Road

Pinefield Industrial Estate

Elgin

Morayshire

IV30 6AE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-11

Last: 2026-02-25