ROSSLYN CHAPEL TRADING CO. LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC164534 · ltd · incorporated 1996-03-29
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-28
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    OAKES, Anthony Clarke resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-04-18
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    address · AD01
  16. 2015-12-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2013-02-11
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    RUSSELL, Thomas Andrew Sillavan resigned
    director
  18. 2006-10-26
    ➖
    BEATTIE, Stuart William resigned
    director
  19. 1996-03-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROSSLYN CHAPEL TRADING CO. LIMITED
  20. 1996-03-29
    ➕
    THE EARL OF ROSSLYN, Peter appointed
    director
  21. 1996-03-29
    ➕
    OAKES, Anthony Clarke appointed
    secretary
  22. 1996-03-29
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1996-03-29
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1996-03-29
    ➕
    BEATTIE, Stuart William appointed
    director
  25. 1996-03-29
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Thomas Andrew Sillavan appointed
    director
  26. 1996-03-29
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1996-03-29
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Caledonian Exchange
19a Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8HE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

THE EARL OF ROSSLYN, Peter→
director · ~68y · appointed 1996-03-29
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Active
OAKES, Anthony Clarke→
secretary · appointed 1996-03-29 · resigned 2025-11-28
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-03-29 · resigned 1996-03-29
Resigned
BEATTIE, Stuart William→
director · ~75y · appointed 1996-03-29 · resigned 2006-10-26
Resigned
RUSSELL, Thomas Andrew Sillavan→
director · ~85y · appointed 1996-03-29 · resigned 2013-02-11
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-03-29 · resigned 1996-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-09