ROSS QUALITY SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC164231 · ltd · incorporated 1996-03-15
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£131.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 20.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £131,772
Net assets shrinking
Down £900 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 67% YoY
Cash YoY
-67%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
↓ 67% YoY
Net Worth
£132k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £134.4k | £136.1k |
| Cash | £1.1k | £3.4k |
| Net assets | £131.8k | £132.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-12-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-08-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1999-12-09➕ROSS, Nicola appointeddirector
- 1999-12-09➖ROSS, Ina resigneddirector
- 1996-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ROSS QUALITY SERVICES LIMITED
- 1996-03-15➕ROSS, Alexander appointedsecretary
- 1996-03-15➕ROSS, Alexander appointeddirector
- 1996-03-15➕STRONACHS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-03-15➖STRONACHS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-03-15➕KEITH, Sarah Marion appointeddirector
- 1996-03-15➖KEITH, Sarah Marion resigneddirector
- 1996-03-15➕ROSS, Ina appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROSS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander Ross Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 15/03/2017 |
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
Incorporated1996-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100
Registered office
18 Teal Street
Ellon
Aberdeenshire
AB41 9FP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
ROSS, Alexander→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 1996-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROSS, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 1999-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STRONACHS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-03-15 · resigned 1996-03-15
KEITH, Sarah Marion→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1996-03-15 · resigned 1996-03-15
ROSS, Ina→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1996-03-15 · resigned 1999-12-09
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 31/08/2005 | 18/12/2010 |
Recent filings (77 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-27