ANNETTA ROSS LIMITED

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06348806 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees100200

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.

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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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-08-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2022-08-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-09-10
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  12. 2021-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2020-10-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-10-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2020-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2017-05-06
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    VANCE, Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2007-08-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ANNETTA ROSS LIMITED
  21. 2007-08-21
    ➕
    ROSS, Annetta appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-08-21
    ➕
    ROSS, Annetta appointed
    director
  23. 2007-08-21
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    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-08-21
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    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-08-21
    ➕
    VANCE, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROSS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Annetta Ross
Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Vanceceased 06/05/2017· 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
Incorporated2007-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

13 High Street 1 Old Saddlers Yard
Uttoxeter
Staffordshire
ST14 7HN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROSS, Annetta→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSS, Annetta→
director · ~75y · appointed 2007-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-08-21 · resigned 2007-08-21
Resigned
VANCE, Andrew→
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-08-21 · resigned 2017-05-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14