ROSEBANK TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC206440 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-18
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£105.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £105,433

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£105k
↑ 9.9% YoY
Current Assets
£114k
↓ 9.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£25k£51k£76k£101k£127kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£106.3k£96.8k
Current assets£114.4k£126.8k
Net assets£105.4k£95.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
    ➕
    MORRISON, Alan Wallace appointed
    director
  2. 2026-04-20
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    MORRISON, Alan resigned
    director
  3. 2026-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-04-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2023-01-04
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  9. 2021-12-21
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  10. 2021-01-12
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  11. 2020-01-07
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-12-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-05
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  17. 2016-12-14
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  18. 2011-02-01
    ➖
    BEATTIE, Frank resigned
    director
  19. 2006-04-30
    ➖
    JACK, William resigned
    director
  20. 2000-04-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROSEBANK TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD.
  21. 2000-04-18
    ➕
    MORRISON, Alan appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-04-18
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-04-18
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-04-18
    ➕
    BEATTIE, Frank appointed
    director
  25. 2000-04-18
    ➕
    JACK, William appointed
    director
  26. 2000-04-18
    ➕
    MORRISON, Alan appointed
    director
  27. 2000-04-18
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2000-04-18
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Wallace Morrison
Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/04/2017

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
Incorporated2000-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

Mill Cottage Da Heim
Bogside
Fife
FK10 3QD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MORRISON, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRISON, Alan Wallace→
director · ~74y · appointed 2026-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-04-18 · resigned 2000-04-18
Resigned
BEATTIE, Frank→
director · ~76y · appointed 2000-04-18 · resigned 2011-02-01
Resigned
JACK, William→
director · ~48y · appointed 2000-04-18 · resigned 2006-04-30
Resigned
MORRISON, Alan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-04-18 · resigned 2026-04-20
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-04-18 · resigned 2000-04-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-01