ROCKWELL LONDON LIMITED

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07286753 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-16
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 1.0y

0/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,927
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,194 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 91% YoY
Cash YoY
-91%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 91% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£207k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£53k£106k£159k£211k£264kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£85.0k£108.2k
Current assets£207.4k£264.2k
Cash£3.6k£41.2k
Debtors£198.6k£217.9k
Net assets£3.9k£5.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
10
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 3 mortgage
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-05-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2026-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-05-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2025-12-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-12-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2025-12-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2025-12-09
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2025-12-09
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2025-11-21
    PARRY, Richard Jonathan appointed
    director
  12. 2025-11-21
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Highfield London Limited
  13. 2025-11-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Arp Properties Limited
  14. 2025-11-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Pet Property Projects Limited
  15. 2025-05-30
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2025-05-20
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2025-05-20
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2025-05-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Quantum Development Finance LTD
  19. 2025-05-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Quantum Development Finance LTD
  20. 2024-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-03-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2021-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-06-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  26. 2021-06-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  27. 2021-06-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  28. 2020-09-30
    GRIFFITHS, William Paul resigned
    director
  29. 2010-10-14
    HIGHFIELD, Paul John appointed
    director
  30. 2010-10-14
    GRIFFITHS, William Paul appointed
    director
  31. 2010-06-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROCKWELL LONDON LIMITED
  32. 2010-06-16
    BURR, Roland Charles appointed
    director
  33. 2010-06-16
    DAVIS, Andrew Simon appointed
    director
  34. 2010-06-16
    DAVIS, Andrew Simon resigned
    director

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
3 new charges in last 12 months
medium

Heavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.

Evidence: 2025-11-21: A registered charge; 2025-11-21: A registered charge; 2025-11-21: A registered charge

5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

3 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Arp Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Pet Property Projects Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Highfield London Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
ROCKWELL LONDON LIMITED
This company · 07286753

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Arp Properties Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/11/2025
Pet Property Projects Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Highfield London Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Meadow Lane Consulting Limitedceased 30/09/2020· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Bridge House
25 Fiddlebridge Lane
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
AL10 0SP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BURR, Roland Charles
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-06-16
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Active
HIGHFIELD, Paul John
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARRY, Richard Jonathan
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIS, Andrew Simon
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-06-16 · resigned 2010-06-16
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, William Paul
director · ~72y · appointed 2010-10-14 · resigned 2020-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Highfield London
Highfield London Limited
A registered charge1 property21/11/2025
outstanding
Arp Properties
Arp Properties Limited
A registered charge1 property21/11/2025
outstanding
Pet Property Projects
Pet Property Projects Limited
A registered charge1 property21/11/2025
outstanding
Quantum Development Finance
Quantum Development Finance LTD
A registered charge1 property16/05/2025
outstanding
Quantum Development Finance
Quantum Development Finance LTD
A registered charge1 property16/05/2025
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Recent filings (82 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26