JOSEPH ROBERTSON (READY MEALS) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC663229 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10130
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£100£100
Current assets—£100
Net assets£100£100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-27
    ➖
    MUNDY, Jeremy Arthur resigned
    director
  5. 2023-10-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-05-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2020-06-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JOSEPH ROBERTSON (READY MEALS) LIMITED
  11. 2020-06-05
    ➕
    KILSHAW, David Charles appointed
    director
  12. 2020-06-05
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, James appointed
    director
  13. 2020-06-05
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Michael appointed
    director
  14. 2020-06-05
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Simon appointed
    director
  15. 2020-06-05
    ➕
    MUNDY, Jeremy Arthur appointed
    director
  16. 2020-06-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
  • -4 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 71 — 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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Joseph Robertson (Aberdeen) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Joseph Robertson (Aberdeen) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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JOSEPH ROBERTSON (READY MEALS) LIMITED
This company · SC663229

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
Joseph Robertson (Aberdeen) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10130 — SIC 10130

Registered office

45 Sinclair Road
Aberdeen
AB11 9BG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

KILSHAW, David Charles→
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, James→
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Michael→
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Simon→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUNDY, Jeremy Arthur→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-06-05 · resigned 2023-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-06-05