ROSTRUM SPORTSWEAR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC100208 · ltd · incorporated 1986-07-23
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£539.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 14190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 18129SIC 18129
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 39.6y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 39.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £539,081
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,975 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 44% YoY
Cash YoY
-44%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£115k
↓ 44% YoY
Net Worth
£539k
↓ 3.2% YoY
Current Assets
£302k
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £604.6k | £624.0k |
| Current assets | £301.7k | £318.0k |
| Cash | £115.2k | £206.7k |
| Debtors | £183.5k | £108.5k |
| Net assets | £539.1k | £557.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-09🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-09-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-04🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2010-04-05➖EDWARDS, Fiona resigneddirector
- 1997-11-20🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Dumfries and Galloway Enterprise Company Limited
- 1997-11-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1996-11-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1996-11-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1986-10-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1986-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ROSTRUM SPORTSWEAR LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Edwards Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Pauline Anne Hyslop Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-07-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC14190 — SIC 14190
Registered office
Old Dairy
Princes Street
Lochmaben
Lockerbie
DG11 1PQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Dumfries and Galloway Enterprise Company Dumfries and Galloway Enterprise Company Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 20/11/1997 | 04/06/2014 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 22/11/1996 | 09/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 05/11/1996 | 13/09/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 03/10/1986 | 11/11/1997 |
Recent filings (115 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-07-19