GEORGE ROSE OFFICE PRODUCTS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

03961217 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-30

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

61/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

61/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2022-04-05
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2022-04-05
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Company dissolved
2022-01-18
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2022-01-10
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2021-10-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-04-08
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-07-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-04
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-07-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2019-07-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-07-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-07-04
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2019-07-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-06-06
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COTTON, Janet Ann appointed
secretary
2019-06-06
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CLARE, Stephen John appointed
director
2019-06-06
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COTTON, Janet Ann appointed
director
2019-06-06
➖
MASON, Jennifer resigned
secretary
2019-06-06
➖
GANDER, Martin Charles resigned
director
2019-06-06
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NICHOLSON, Henry resigned
director
2019-05-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2007-10-01
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GANDER, Martin Charles appointed
director
2002-04-01
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NICHOLSON, Henry resigned
secretary
2000-08-08
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MASON, Jennifer appointed
secretary
2000-08-08
➕
NICHOLSON, Henry appointed
secretary
2000-08-08
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NICHOLSON, Henry appointed
director
2000-03-31
➖
RAYNOR, Elisabeth resigned
secretary
2000-03-31
➖
CLAYDON, Susan Jean resigned
director
2000-03-30
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Company incorporated
As GEORGE ROSE OFFICE PRODUCTS LIMITED
2000-03-30
➕
RAYNOR, Elisabeth appointed
secretary
2000-03-30
➕
CLAYDON, Susan Jean appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2022-04-05

Group structure

Clares Office Supplies Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Clares Office Supplies Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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GEORGE ROSE OFFICE PRODUCTS LIMITED

This company · 03961217

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
Clares Office Supplies Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/06/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Henry Nicholsonceased 06/06/2019· 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

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-03-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Unit D1

Portfield Road

Portsmouth

PO3 5FN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2021-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 6 resigned)

COTTON, Janet Ann→

secretary · appointed 2019-06-06

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Active

CLARE, Stephen John→

director · ~59y · appointed 2019-06-06

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Active

COTTON, Janet Ann→

director · ~65y · appointed 2019-06-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MASON, Jennifer→

secretary · appointed 2000-08-08 · resigned 2019-06-06

Resigned

NICHOLSON, Henry→

secretary · appointed 2000-08-08 · resigned 2002-04-01

Resigned

RAYNOR, Elisabeth→

secretary · appointed 2000-03-30 · resigned 2000-03-31

Resigned

CLAYDON, Susan Jean→

director · ~75y · appointed 2000-03-30 · resigned 2000-03-31

Resigned

GANDER, Martin Charles→

director · ~65y · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2019-06-06

Resigned

NICHOLSON, Henry→

director · ~87y · appointed 2000-08-08 · resigned 2019-06-06

Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2022-04-05

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2022-01-18

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2022-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2021-10-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-13

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

officers · CH01

2021-10-06

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

officers · CH01

2020-11-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2020-11-12

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-10-12

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2020-04-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-03-26

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

address · AD01

2019-07-04

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

officers · TM01

2019-07-04

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2019-07-04

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

officers · TM01

2019-07-04