COLIN A. ROBBIE PARTNERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC509821 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-01
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£38.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43290Other construction installation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £38,070
Net assets shrinking
Down £36,053 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£38k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£78k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£21k£42k£63k£85k£106kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£38.1k£74.1k
Current assets£77.9k£105.8k
Net assets£38.1k£74.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-06-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-26
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2016-05-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
  14. 2015-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As COLIN A. ROBBIE PARTNERS LIMITED
  15. 2015-07-01
    ➕
    FRASER, Angela appointed
    secretary
  16. 2015-07-01
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    FRASER, Angela appointed
    director
  17. 2015-07-01
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    ROBBIE, Colin Angus, Mr. appointed
    director
  18. 2015-07-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
  • +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 "ROBBIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Colin Angus Robbie
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Angela Fraser
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Gagie Home Farm
Duntrune
Dundee
DD4 0PR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-18
Last: 2025-05-04

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

FRASER, Angela→
secretary · appointed 2015-07-01
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FRASER, Angela→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-07-01
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ROBBIE, Colin Angus, Mr.→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-07-01
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Tsb Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property19/05/2016—
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-16