ANN ROSE FABRICS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03445067 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-06
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
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£9.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46470Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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, 2 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £9,289
Cash YoY
+160%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↑ 160% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 1978% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.7k | £4.7k |
| Current assets | £27.3k | £25.9k |
| Cash | £2.3k | £873 |
| Net assets | £9.3k | £447 |
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.
See pricing →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 (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-06-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-06-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-18➕GREGORY, Fraser Neil appointeddirector
- 2023-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-17➕GREGORY, Deborah Janice appointeddirector
- 2022-06-17➖GREGORY, Fraser Neil resigneddirector
- 2022-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-09-02➕GREGORY, Deborah Janice appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-02➖GREGORY, Ann Rose resignedsecretary
- 1997-10-09➕GREGORY, Ann Rose appointedsecretary
- 1997-10-09➕GREGORY, Fraser Neil appointeddirector
- 1997-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ANN ROSE FABRICS LIMITED
- 1997-10-06➕HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-10-06➖HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-10-06➕HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-10-06➖HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Deborah Janice Gregory Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/06/2022 |
Mr Fraser Neil Gregory Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/05/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Fraser Neil Gregoryceased 17/06/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · 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
Incorporated1997-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles
Registered office
1 Harty Terrace
Eastchurch Road
Minster
Sheppey
ME12 4HS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
GREGORY, Deborah Janice→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-09-02
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GREGORY, Deborah Janice→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-06-17
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GREGORY, Fraser Neil→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-05-18
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GREGORY, Ann Rose→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-10-09 · resigned 2003-09-02
HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-06 · resigned 1997-10-06
GREGORY, Fraser Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1997-10-09 · resigned 2022-06-17
HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-10-06 · resigned 1997-10-06
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Recent filings (79 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-22