ALEXANDER ROSE LTD.
🌳Matureactive
02892358 · ltd · incorporated 1994-01-28
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£743.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 10 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
13 live charges · 10 lenders · oldest 31.6y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 31.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 10 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
13 charges (13/13 with lender, 13/13 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (4 active, 20 linked, 13 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
161 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £743,763
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£48k
Net Worth
£744k
Current Assets
£4.6m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £764.7k |
| Current assets | £4.63M |
| Cash | £47.9k |
| Debtors | £2.36M |
| Net assets | £743.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-14➕NEW, Aran James appointeddirector
- 2024-08-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-02🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2024-05-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-30🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Igf Business Credit Limited
- 2023-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-21➖LETH, Borge Birger resigneddirector
- 2022-12-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-12-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-12-20➕RODA, Francisco Javier appointedsecretary
- 2022-12-20➖BRAND, Michael resignedsecretary
- 2022-12-20➖BRAND, Michael James resigneddirector
- 2022-12-20➕LETH, Borge Birger appointeddirector
- 2022-10-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-05➖VIEIRA, Robson Santiago resigneddirector
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-02➖LETH, Borge Birger resigneddirector
- 2021-07-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-07-01➖VERNON, Charles resigneddirector
- 2020-07-01➕VIEIRA, Robson Santiago appointeddirector
- 2019-05-08➕VERNON, Charles appointeddirector
- 2015-03-10➕BRAND, Michael appointedsecretary
- 2015-03-10➖STAMMER, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2015-03-10➕BRAND, Michael James appointeddirector
- 2015-03-10➖STAMMER, Paul resigneddirector
- 2014-08-01➕RODA, Francisco Javier appointeddirector
- 2011-10-22🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2011-10-22🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2011-10-22🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2011-04-12➕OLAFSSON, Hlodver appointeddirector
- 2010-11-15🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2008-12-19➖PEPERA, Michael Ampoma resigneddirector
- 2008-10-01🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2008-10-01🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2008-10-01🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2006-07-01➖CLEMENT, Alison resignedsecretary
- 2006-07-01➕STAMMER, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2006-07-01➖CLEMENT, Alison resigneddirector
- 2006-07-01➕STAMMER, Paul appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 81 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Sustainable Forest Products Sfp, Sa is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Sustainable Forest Products Sfp, Sa
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ALEXANDER ROSE LTD.
This company · 02892358
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sustainable Forest Products Sfp, Sa Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 03/04/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Borge Birger Lethceased 03/04/2021· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Alexander House
59 Victoria Road
Burgess Hill
West Sussex
RH15 9LE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22
Officers (4 active · 16 resigned)
RODA, Francisco Javier→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEW, Aran James→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-10-14
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OLAFSSON, Hlodver→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2011-04-12
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RODA, Francisco Javier→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-08-01
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BRAND, Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2022-12-20
CLEMENT, Alison→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-06-03 · resigned 2006-07-01
FAZAL, Nasim→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-09-20 · resigned 1998-06-03
MASSIE, Alastair William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-01-28 · resigned 1994-09-20
STAMMER, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-07-01 · resigned 2015-03-10
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-01-28 · resigned 1994-01-28
BRAND, Michael James→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2022-12-20
CLEMENT, Alison→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1997-04-01 · resigned 2006-07-01
LETH, Borge Birger→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-12-20 · resigned 2022-12-21
LETH, Borge Birger→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1994-01-28 · resigned 2021-11-02
MASSIE, Alastair William→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1994-01-28 · resigned 1994-09-20
PEPERA, Michael Ampoma→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2006-05-09 · resigned 2008-12-19
SILVER, Clifford Samuel→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1996-10-25 · resigned 2000-03-01
STAMMER, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2006-07-01 · resigned 2015-03-10
VERNON, Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2019-05-08 · resigned 2020-07-01
VIEIRA, Robson Santiago→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2022-10-05
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Mortgages & charges
13
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:13 of 13 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Igf Business Credit Igf Business Credit Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 30/04/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/11/2010 | 02/08/2024 | |
| satisfied | Hargreaves Developments Hargreaves Developments Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 23/05/2002 | 01/10/2008 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland Invoice Discounting Limited | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 12/08/2001 | 22/10/2011 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge of deposit | 1 property | 31/07/2001 | 22/10/2011 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Lombard Natwest Discounting Limited | Fixed charge by client on purchased debts which fail to vest and other debts and floating charge on banked proceeds of other debts | 1 property | 20/06/2000 | 18/03/2002 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 23/10/1998 | 19/04/2003 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 20/03/1998 | 22/10/2011 | |
| satisfied | St.Luke's Properties St.Luke's Properties Limited | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 29/05/1997 | 01/10/2008 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Fixed charge supplemental to a debenture dated 9TH february 1996 issued by the company | 1 property | 16/04/1996 | 15/04/1998 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/02/1996 | 23/07/1997 | |
| satisfied | Wh Smith Wh Smith Limited | Deed of deposit of rent | 1 property | 27/10/1995 | 01/10/2008 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 13/10/1994 | 21/08/1996 |
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Recent filings (161 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-12-21