T J ROSS (JOINERS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC079920 · ltd · incorporated 1982-08-30
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 43.3y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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  2. 2026-03-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2026-03-06
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-02-27
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    RICHARDSON, Martin Peter resigned
    director
  6. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-03-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-03-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-03-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-10-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2017-03-31
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Alyn John appointed
    director
  20. 2011-11-26
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Alyn John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-10-25
    ➖
    HAIN, Murray resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-10-10
    ➖
    RICHARDSON, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  23. 2001-12-18
    ➕
    HAIN, Murray appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-12-17
    ➖
    RICHARDSON, Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  25. 2000-04-27
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Fife Council
  26. 2000-04-21
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2000-04-10
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Scottish Enterprise Fife Limited
  28. 1997-09-08
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    Charge satisfied #5
  29. 1993-01-27
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Fife Regional Council
  30. 1992-12-18
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Fife Regional Council
  31. 1992-06-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  32. 1992-06-10
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    Charge satisfied #2
  33. 1992-04-13
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  34. 1992-04-03
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  35. 1992-04-03
    ➖
    ROLLO DAVIDSON MCFARLANE, Messrs resigned
    secretary
  36. 1992-04-03
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  37. 1992-04-03
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Martin Peter appointed
    director
  38. 1992-04-03
    ➖
    ROSS, Irene Robertson resigned
    director
  39. 1992-04-03
    ➖
    ROSS, Thomas James resigned
    director
  40. 1992-04-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  41. 1983-02-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  42. 1983-01-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Scottish Development Agency
  43. 1982-08-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As T J ROSS (JOINERS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

6 live charges
low

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

Group structure

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

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Mmr Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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T J ROSS (JOINERS) LIMITED
This company · SC079920

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
Mmr Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares27/02/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alyn John Richardsonceased 27/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Martin Peter Richardsonceased 27/02/2026· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1982-08-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

10 Faraday Road
Glenrothes
Fife
KY6 2RU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

RICHARDSON, Alyn John→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDSON, Alyn John→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAIN, Murray→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2011-10-25
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1992-04-03 · resigned 2001-12-17
Resigned
ROLLO DAVIDSON MCFARLANE, Messrs→
secretary · resigned 1992-04-03
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Elizabeth→
director · ~69y · appointed 1992-04-03 · resigned 2003-10-10
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Martin Peter→
director · ~71y · appointed 1992-04-03 · resigned 2026-02-27
Resigned
ROSS, Irene Robertson→
director · ~89y · resigned 1992-04-03
Resigned
ROSS, Thomas James→
director · ~90y · resigned 1992-04-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
6
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Fife Council
Standard security1 property27/04/2000—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property21/04/2000—
outstanding
Scottish Enterprise Fife
Scottish Enterprise Fife Limited
Standard security1 property10/04/2000—
outstanding
The Fife Regional Council
Standard security1 property27/01/1993—
satisfied
The Fife Regional Council
Floating charge1 property18/12/199208/09/1997
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property13/04/1992—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property03/04/1992—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property23/02/198310/06/1992
satisfied
Scottish Development Agency
Standard security1 property26/01/198317/06/1992
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Recent filings (126 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-02