ROSEMANSE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC244408 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-21
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
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year to Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-25➕BUTT, Ajmal Naveed appointeddirector
- 2026-03-25➕HARRIS, Ross Aitken appointeddirector
- 2025-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2008-03-31➕LANDLES, Keith appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-28➖WAWRYLUK, Lisa resignedsecretary
- 2007-10-30➕WAWRYLUK, Lisa appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-02➖NEILSON, James Falconer resignedsecretary
- 2004-03-04➖NEILSON, James Falconer resigneddirector
- 2003-03-21➕NEILSON, James Falconer appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-21➕NEILSON, James Falconer appointeddirector
- 2003-02-26➕LANDLES, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2003-02-26➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-26➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ROSEMANSE LIMITED
- 2003-02-21➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-21➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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 |
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Kevin Landles Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
136 Boden Street
Glasgow
G40 3PX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
Active
BUTT, Ajmal Naveed→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2026-03-25
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HARRIS, Ross Aitken→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2026-03-25
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LANDLES, Kevin→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2003-02-26
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NEILSON, James Falconer→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2007-04-02
WAWRYLUK, Lisa→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-10-30 · resigned 2008-03-28
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2003-02-26
NEILSON, James Falconer→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2004-03-04
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2003-02-26
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Recent filings (66 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18