ROBERTSONS OF ELGIN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC166276 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-13
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
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-12-19
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    STEELE, Murray Adam appointed
    director
  3. 2025-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2022-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-01-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2020-01-30
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2020-01-28
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Ross Iain appointed
    secretary
  14. 2020-01-28
    ➖
    WILSON, Irene resigned
    secretary
  15. 2019-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2004-09-09
    ➖
    CLARK, Ian resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-09-09
    ➕
    WILSON, Irene appointed
    secretary
  22. 1998-07-20
    ➕
    CLARK, Ian appointed
    secretary
  23. 1998-07-20
    ➖
    SCOTT, Iain John Gosman resigned
    secretary
  24. 1998-07-20
    ➖
    SCOTT, Iain John Gosman resigned
    director
  25. 1996-07-15
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, William George appointed
    director
  26. 1996-07-15
    ➕
    SCOTT, Iain John Gosman appointed
    secretary
  27. 1996-07-15
    ➖
    THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 1996-07-15
    ➕
    SCOTT, Iain John Gosman appointed
    director
  29. 1996-07-15
    ➖
    MMA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 1996-06-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROBERTSONS OF ELGIN LIMITED
  31. 1996-06-13
    ➕
    THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 1996-06-13
    ➕
    MMA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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
  • +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 "ROBERTSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Robertson Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ROBERTSONS OF ELGIN LIMITED
This company · SC166276

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Robertson Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Robertson Group Ltd 10 Perimeter Road
Pinefield Industrial Estate
Elgin
Moray
IV30 3AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Ross Iain→
secretary · appointed 2020-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, William George→
director · ~81y · appointed 1996-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEELE, Murray Adam→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Ian→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-20 · resigned 2004-09-09
Resigned
SCOTT, Iain John Gosman→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-15 · resigned 1998-07-20
Resigned
WILSON, Irene→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-09 · resigned 2020-01-28
Resigned
THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-06-13 · resigned 1996-07-15
Resigned
SCOTT, Iain John Gosman→
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-07-15 · resigned 1998-07-20
Resigned
MMA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1996-06-13 · resigned 1996-07-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-06-03