ALAN J ROSE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07115022 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£236.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 82110Combined office administrative service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
43 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £236,444
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£236k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£237k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £236.4k | £173.1k |
| Current assets | £237.3k | £183.6k |
| Net assets | £236.4k | £173.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-11-28➖HARE, Alison Lorraine resigneddirector
- 2018-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2010-01-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ALAN J ROSE LIMITED
- 2010-01-04➕WADDINGTON, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2010-01-04➕HARE, Alison Lorraine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew John Waddington Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/11/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Alison Lorraine Hareceased 01/11/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AL HUSSAIN FOOD LTD→ 16335996 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AL'S BAR LTD→ 13398253 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALANNAZ LTD→ 14604424 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALBERTSPICE LTD→ 16033917 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
14 Portchester Heights
Portchester
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 8JU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
WADDINGTON, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARE, Alison Lorraine→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-01-04 · resigned 2018-11-28
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-28