ANDEAN ROSE TRADING LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

10304667 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-01

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

£4.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,700

Net assets shrinking

Down £400 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£5k

↓ 7.8% YoY

Current Assets

£4k

↓ 5.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£4.7k	£5.1k
Current assets	£3.5k	£3.7k
Net assets	£4.7k	£5.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-11-13
📄
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-13
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-27
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-02
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
📄
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2022-06-15
📄
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2022-06-13
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-29
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-15
➕
BRUCE, Elvi appointed
director
2020-09-15
➖
BRUCE, David resigned
director
2020-09-15
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-15
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-15
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-14
➕
BRUCE, Andrew appointed
director
2020-05-27
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-24
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-21
📄
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-02-21
📄
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-02-20
📄
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-02-19
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-08-21
➖
BRUCE, Elvi resigned
secretary
2018-08-21
➖
BRUCE, Andrew resigned
director
2016-08-01
🏢
Company incorporated
As ANDEAN ROSE TRADING LIMITED
2016-08-01
➕
BRUCE, Nicholas appointed
director
2016-08-01
➕
BRUCE, Elvi appointed
secretary
2016-08-01
➕
BRUCE, Andrew appointed
director
2016-08-01
➕
BRUCE, David 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

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
David James Bruce Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	20/02/2020
Nicholas Bruce Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	20/02/2020

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

Similar companies

Active · Wholesale & distribution · KT postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
AEROBIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED→ 10144474 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
AGROIMPORT UK LTD→ 16644643 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AGRYA UK LIMITED→ 10464093 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
AHMAD HALAL MEAT LTD→ 09151818 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
ALAN REILLY LIMITED→ 01779754 · est 1983 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	42y	—	—
ALDER ROOFING SUPPLIES LIMITED→ 02208022 · est 1987 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	38y	—	—
ALPHASAUCE LIMITED→ 11304534 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
ALTA BOTANICA LTD→ 17097069 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AMAG U.K. LIMITED→ 01561503 · est 1981 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	44y	—	—
ANAR LTD→ 13093883 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ANDINOS WHOLESALE LTD→ 14737156 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
ANDOR MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 14726008 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2016-08-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Blakeneys Nightingale Avenue

West Horsley

Leatherhead

KT24 6PA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-17

Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BRUCE, Andrew→

director · ~42y · appointed 2020-09-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRUCE, Elvi→

director · ~68y · appointed 2020-09-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRUCE, Nicholas→

director · ~71y · appointed 2016-08-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRUCE, Elvi→

secretary · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2018-08-21

Resigned

BRUCE, Andrew→

director · ~42y · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2018-08-21

Resigned

BRUCE, David→

director · ~44y · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2020-09-15

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (34 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-11-13

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

address · AD01

2025-11-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-06-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-18

change-person-director-company

officers · CH01

2022-06-15

change-person-director-company

officers · CH01

2022-06-15

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

address · AD01

2022-06-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-05-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-05-28