J.E.ROSBOTHAM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00624952 · ltd · incorporated 1959-04-03
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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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£15.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,451

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 89% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£16.6k£14.7k
Current assets£22.1k£15.4k
Net assets£15.5k£8.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-10-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-10-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-06-28
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    SMITH, Douglas Joseph appointed
    director
  18. 2010-06-10
    ➖
    ROSBOTHAM, Helen resigned
    director
  19. 2002-04-09
    ➕
    COCKAYNE, Janette Helen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-04-09
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    ROSBOTHAM JNR, Joseph Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2002-03-27
    ➖
    ROSBOTHAM, Joseph Edward resigned
    secretary
  22. 2002-03-27
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    ROSBOTHAM, Joseph Edward resigned
    director
  23. 1959-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As J.E.ROSBOTHAM LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 84 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Mrs Dorothy Joan Smith
Individual · British · DOB 02/1945 · age 81
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Joseph Edward Rosbotham Jnr
Individual · British · DOB 01/1942 · age 84
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Douglas Joseph Smithceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1959-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Bridge Farm
Rainford
St.Helens
Lancs
WA11 7JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

COCKAYNE, Janette Helen→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSBOTHAM JNR, Joseph Edward→
director · ~84y · appointed 2002-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Douglas Joseph→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSBOTHAM, Joseph Edward→
secretary · resigned 2002-03-27
Resigned
ROSBOTHAM, Helen→
director · ~108y · resigned 2010-06-10
Resigned
ROSBOTHAM, Joseph Edward→
director · ~113y · resigned 2002-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-14