ROBERTSON FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC185956 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-20

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

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 81100

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 77/100 (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. 3 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

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 22.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — 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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

28 officers (8 active, 28 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

18 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

141 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (78 events)Click to expand

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
2025-06-06
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JOHNSTONE, Craig appointed
secretary
2025-06-06
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CAMPBELL, Ross Iain resigned
secretary
2025-06-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-06
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
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JACKSON, Julie Ann appointed
director
2025-02-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-04
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HAWKINS, Douglas Grahame appointed
director
2024-12-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-05-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-09-24
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CAMPBELL, Ross Iain appointed
secretary
2021-09-24
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ROBERTSON, Craig Byron resigned
secretary
2021-09-24
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-05-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-01
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-02-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-10
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MCQUADE, Brian appointed
director
2020-01-29
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officers · AP01
2020-01-13
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WILSON, Irene appointed
director
2019-12-31
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ROBERTS, Stuart resigned
director
2018-09-03
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HOLT, Robert Duncan appointed
director
2018-07-31
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GIBSON, Ian resigned
director
2018-05-01
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ROBERTSON, Elliot Cardno appointed
director
2017-01-24
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KELLY, Stephen James resigned
director
2017-01-06
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Charge satisfied #5
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #4
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #3
2014-03-06
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Charge satisfied #2
2014-02-13
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2013-10-01
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GIBSON, Ian appointed
director
2012-12-05
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COWAN, Andrew David resigned
director
2012-09-13
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KELLY, Stephen James appointed
director
2012-09-13
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MACDONALD, David resigned
director
2012-02-20
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ROBERTS, Stuart appointed
director
2011-11-10
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HOWIE, Lynne resigned
secretary
2011-11-10
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ROBERTSON, Craig Byron appointed
secretary
2011-08-01
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MACDONALD, David appointed
director
2011-06-17
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2011-06-17
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2011-04-28
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COWAN, Andrew David appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 78 events

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-7 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+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

80/100

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 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

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CAMPBELL, Ross Iain resigned 2025-06-06; WILSON, Irene resigned 2025-12-19

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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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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

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

ultimate parent

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ROBERTSON FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED

This company · SC185956

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	12/05/2023
Robertson Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1998-05-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

10 Perimeter Road

Pinefield Inustrial Estate

Elgin, Moray,

IV30 6AE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-15

Last: 2025-05-01