ROSE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC032581 · ltd · incorporated 1957-09-30
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
141 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2023-08-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-07-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-26
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    termination-director-company
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-08-25
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-08-24
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    WALKER, Mervyn appointed
    director
  14. 2019-12-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2019-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-10-31
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    JENKINSON, Dermot Julian resigned
    director
  19. 2016-05-27
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    JENKINSON, Dermot Julian appointed
    director
  20. 2016-05-18
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    NAPIER, Iain John Grant resigned
    director
  21. 2015-05-15
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    GEDDES, John Francis Alexander appointed
    director
  22. 2015-05-15
    ➖
    HARLEY, Ian resigned
    director
  23. 2010-05-21
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    NAPIER, Iain John Grant appointed
    director
  24. 2010-05-21
    ➖
    THOMSON, William Ronald Erskine resigned
    director
  25. 2009-05-21
    ➕
    HARLEY, Ian appointed
    director
  26. 2009-05-21
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Iain Samuel resigned
    director
  27. 2006-10-20
    ➕
    GEDDES, John Francis Alexander appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-10-20
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Charles Adair resigned
    secretary
  29. 2006-05-25
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Iain Samuel appointed
    director
  30. 2006-05-25
    ➖
    WALKER, Michael John resigned
    director
  31. 2002-05-02
    ➖
    REED, Gavin Barras resigned
    director
  32. 1997-11-07
    ➖
    RAMSAY, Charles Alexander, Major General resigned
    director
  33. 1997-09-05
    ➖
    LASCELLES, Charles Brian resigned
    director
  34. 1997-09-05
    ➖
    MENZIES, John Maxwell resigned
    director
  35. 1997-09-05
    ➕
    REED, Gavin Barras appointed
    director
  36. 1997-09-05
    ➕
    WALKER, Michael John appointed
    director
  37. 1990-04-26
    ➕
    RAMSAY, Charles Alexander, Major General appointed
    director
  38. 1990-03-31
    ➖
    RAMSAY, David Francis resigned
    director
  39. 1957-09-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROSE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 69 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.)

Group structure

Menzies Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Menzies Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ROSE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED
This company · SC032581

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Menzies Group Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1957-09-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Lochside House 3 Lochside Way
Edinburgh Park
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH12 9DT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

GEDDES, John Francis Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-20
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Active
GEDDES, John Francis Alexander→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-05-15
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Active
WALKER, Mervyn→
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-08-24
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Active
ANDERSON, Charles Adair→
secretary · resigned 2006-10-20
Resigned
HARLEY, Ian→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-05-21 · resigned 2015-05-15
Resigned
JENKINSON, Dermot Julian→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-05-27 · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned
LASCELLES, Charles Brian→
director · ~100y · resigned 1997-09-05
Resigned
MENZIES, John Maxwell→
director · ~100y · resigned 1997-09-05
Resigned
NAPIER, Iain John Grant→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-05-21 · resigned 2016-05-18
Resigned
RAMSAY, Charles Alexander, Major General→
director · ~90y · appointed 1990-04-26 · resigned 1997-11-07
Resigned
RAMSAY, David Francis→
director · ~93y · resigned 1990-03-31
Resigned
REED, Gavin Barras→
director · ~92y · appointed 1997-09-05 · resigned 2002-05-02
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Iain Samuel→
director · ~81y · appointed 2006-05-25 · resigned 2009-05-21
Resigned
THOMSON, William Ronald Erskine→
director · ~86y · resigned 2010-05-21
Resigned
WALKER, Michael John→
director · ~74y · appointed 1997-09-05 · resigned 2006-05-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (141 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03