ROSS PHILLIPS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06567067 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-16
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 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
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,417

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 73517% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 8.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£23.2k£6
Current assets£6.5k£6.0k
Net assets£4.4k£6

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-04-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-04-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-04-22
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2021-04-22
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2021-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-09-26
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    PHILLIPS, Rebecca appointed
    director
  18. 2008-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ROSS PHILLIPS LIMITED
  19. 2008-04-16
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Rebecca appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-04-16
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Ross John Clive appointed
    director
  21. 2008-04-16
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-04-16
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-04-16
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-04-16
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PHILLIPS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross Phllips
Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Rebecca Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629

Registered office

Market Chambers
2b Market Place
Shifnal
Shropshire
TF11 9AZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

PHILLIPS, Rebecca→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-16
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Active
PHILLIPS, Rebecca→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-09-26
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Active
PHILLIPS, Ross John Clive→
director · ~43y · appointed 2008-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-16 · resigned 2008-04-16
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-04-16 · resigned 2008-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22