A. ROSENTHAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00317971 · ltd · incorporated 1936-08-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£600
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47799
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 42.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £600
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£600
~ YoY
Net Worth
£600
~ YoY
Current Assets
£600
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£120£240£360£480£600Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-272024-08-27
Current assets£600£600
Cash£600£600
Net assets£600£600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-16
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2024-08-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2024-08-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-26
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  12. 2020-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-05-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-12-17
    ➖
    ROSENTHAL, Maud resigned
    director
  18. 2004-08-03
    ➕
    ROSENTHAL, Julia Vanessa Stella Louise appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-08-03
    ➖
    ROSENTHAL, Albi resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-08-03
    ➖
    ROSENTHAL, Albi resigned
    director
  21. 1984-07-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  22. 1936-08-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. ROSENTHAL LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROSENTHAL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 90 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Julia Vanessa Stella Louise Rosenthal
Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1936-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47799 — SIC 47799

Registered office

Well House
11 Woodgreen
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX28 1DF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last made up to: 2025-08-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ROSENTHAL, Julia Vanessa Stella Louise→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-03
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Active
ROSENTHAL, Julia Vanessa Stella Louise→
director · ~73y
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Active
ROSENTHAL, Albi→
secretary · resigned 2004-08-03
Resigned
ROSENTHAL, Albi→
director · ~112y · resigned 2004-08-03
Resigned
ROSENTHAL, Maud→
director · ~117y · resigned 2007-12-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Charge1 property09/07/1984—
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Recent filings (103 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-08-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-12