ROSS ANDERSON ESTATE AGENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC263003 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-05
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: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-29
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  3. 2023-11-30
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  4. 2023-01-16
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  5. 2022-02-14
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  6. 2022-02-10
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  7. 2022-02-10
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  8. 2022-02-10
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    address · AD01
  9. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2019-11-29
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  11. 2018-08-20
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  12. 2017-11-30
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  13. 2016-11-30
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  14. 2016-02-11
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  15. 2015-11-30
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  16. 2004-02-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ROSS ANDERSON ESTATE AGENTS LTD
  17. 2004-02-05
    ➕
    ANDERSON, David Ross appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-02-05
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    ANDERSON, Edward appointed
    director
  19. 2004-02-05
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2004-02-05
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-02-05
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2004-02-05
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANDERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward Anderson
Individual · British,Scottish · DOB 08/1949 · age 77
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/01/2017

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
Incorporated2004-02-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

98 Main Street
Baillieston
Glasgow
G69 6SL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ANDERSON, David Ross→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-05
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Active
ANDERSON, Edward→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-02-05
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Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-05 · resigned 2004-02-05
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-05 · resigned 2004-02-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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2026-02-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
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2021-02-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06