ANTHONY ROWCLIFFE AND SON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02213734 · ltd · incorporated 1988-01-26

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 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

7 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 35.1y

25/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 35.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

156 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £871,607

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Profit before tax	£-871.6k	£-533.1k
Average employees	5500	6000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2025-11-18
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officers · TM01
2025-11-12
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BOUCHET, Herve resigned
director
2025-09-03
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accounts · AA
2024-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
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officers · CH01
2024-05-17
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MEHTA, Sunit resigned
director
2024-05-17
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officers · TM01
2024-01-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-10
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2024-01-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-10
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officers · AP04
2024-01-10
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officers · TM02
2024-01-10
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address · AD01
2024-01-01
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PRISM COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2023-12-31
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MAIDMENT, Donna resigned
secretary
2023-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-21
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officers · AP01
2023-07-21
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officers · AP01
2023-07-21
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officers · AP01
2023-07-21
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officers · TM01
2023-07-03
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CHATTERS, Michael David John appointed
director
2023-07-03
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GOPAL, Naigee appointed
director
2023-07-03
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BOUCHET, Herve appointed
director
2023-07-03
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RAGLIO, Sergio resigned
director
2022-07-12
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mortgage · MR04
2022-07-12
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Charge satisfied #5
2022-07-11
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mortgage · MR04
2022-07-11
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Charge satisfied #6
2022-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
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DONOVAN, Kevin John resigned
secretary
2021-12-13
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MAIDMENT, Donna appointed
secretary
2019-07-15
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
2019-01-23
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DONOVAN, Kevin John appointed
secretary
2019-01-23
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ROWCLIFFE, Helen Mary resigned
secretary
2019-01-23
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FISHER, Jason resigned
director
2019-01-23
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MASON, Joanne resigned
director
2019-01-23
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MEHTA, Sunit appointed
director
2019-01-23
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RAGLIO, Sergio appointed
director
2019-01-23
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ROWCLIFFE, Timothy resigned
director
2019-01-23
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2019-01-23
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2019-01-23
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Charge satisfied #3
2019-01-17
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
2018-11-08
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-11-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-01-27
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DONOVAN, Kevin John resigned
director
2015-06-19
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COWAN, Milton resigned
director
2015-01-15
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DONOVAN, Kevin John appointed
director

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Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·

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

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

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Ambrosi (Uk) Limited

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

ultimate parent

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ANTHONY ROWCLIFFE AND SON LIMITED

This company · 02213734

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ambrosi (Uk) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	23/01/2019

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Tim Rowcliffeceased 23/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Helen Mary Rowcliffeceased 23/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Similar companies

Active · Wholesale & distribution · RH postcode area

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A E CHAPMAN & SON LIMITED→ 00470272 · est 1949 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	76y	—	—
AEG FUELS UK LIMITED→ 07772668 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
ALWAYS ENTERPRISES LTD→ 16927964 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AMPLIFIED NUTRITION CLOTHING LTD→ 14302613 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
AMR UNIVERSAL LIMITED→ 14774154 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
AMS GRAPHIC MACHINERY LIMITED→ 05388059 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	—	—
ANJANI FASHION & RETAIL PVT LTD→ 16607631 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ANUYA LIMITED→ 12082314 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
APOLLO BAGS LIMITED→ 06521045 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—
APPLEYARD MEAT SUPPLIES LTD→ 06624440 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
AQUA-SOL INGREDIENTS LTD→ 07965907 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
AQUACLEAN FABRICS LIMITED→ 05901171 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	—	—

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1988-01-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

Grosvenor House

London Road

Redhill

RH1 1LQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-04

Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (3 active · 17 resigned)

PRISM COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CHATTERS, Michael David John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2023-07-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GOPAL, Naigee→

director · ~64y · appointed 2023-07-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DONOVAN, Kevin John→

secretary · appointed 2019-01-23 · resigned 2021-12-13

Resigned

MAIDMENT, Donna→

secretary · appointed 2021-12-13 · resigned 2023-12-31

Resigned

ROWCLIFFE, Helen Mary→

secretary · appointed 1994-05-25 · resigned 2019-01-23

Resigned

ROWCLIFFE, Helen→

secretary · resigned 1991-09-01

Resigned

ROWCLIFFE, Timothy→

secretary · appointed 1991-09-01 · resigned 1994-05-25

Resigned

BOUCHET, Herve→

director · ~60y · appointed 2023-07-03 · resigned 2025-11-12

Resigned

CHILD, Leonard→

director · ~73y · resigned 2010-03-26

Resigned

COWAN, Milton→

director · ~63y · appointed 1993-01-18 · resigned 2015-06-19

Resigned

DONOVAN, Kevin John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-01-15 · resigned 2017-01-27

Resigned

DOWN, Gary Michael→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-10-01 · resigned 2013-07-01

Resigned

FISHER, Jason→

director · ~56y · appointed 2015-01-15 · resigned 2019-01-23

Resigned

MASON, Joanne→

director · ~58y · appointed 2015-01-15 · resigned 2019-01-23

Resigned

MEHTA, Sunit→

director · ~58y · appointed 2019-01-23 · resigned 2024-05-17

Resigned

RAGLIO, Sergio→

director · ~66y · appointed 2019-01-23 · resigned 2023-07-03

Resigned

ROWCLIFFE, Helen→

director · ~72y · resigned 1991-09-01

Resigned

ROWCLIFFE, Timothy→

director · ~74y · resigned 2019-01-23

Resigned

SMITH, Steven→

director · ~72y · resigned 2013-10-24

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD	A registered charge	—	15/07/2019	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	23/01/2019	11/07/2022
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	23/01/2019	12/07/2022
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited	A registered charge	—	17/01/2019	—
satisfied	Abn Amro Commercial Finance Abn Amro Commercial Finance PLC	A registered charge	1 property	19/04/2013	23/01/2019
satisfied	R H Lacey & Son R H Lacey & Son LTD	Rent deposit deed	1 property	26/04/2005	08/11/2018
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Mortgage debenture	1 property	10/05/1991	08/11/2018

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Recent filings (156 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-06-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-05-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-01-10

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-01-10

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-01-10

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-01-10

appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP04

2024-01-10

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-01-10

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-15