ROSS VENTURES LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.7k | £8.7k |
| Debtors | £8.7k | £8.7k |
| Net assets | £8.7k | £8.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-18➕MCPARTLIN, Anne appointedsecretary
- 2013-07-17➕HUME, Scott Alan appointeddirector
- 2013-07-17➖ROSS, Janice resigneddirector
- 2013-07-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2008-04-06➖ROSS, Douglas resignedsecretary
- 2005-04-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ROSS VENTURES LIMITED
- 2005-04-06➕ROSS, Douglas appointedsecretary
- 2005-04-06➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-04-06➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-04-06➕ROSS, Janice appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Scott Alan Hume Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| STG HOMES LTD→ SC796496 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| STIRLING PROPERTY SURVEY LTD→ SC847779 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STONE PROPERTY (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC681954 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| STONEFIELD ROOMS LTD→ SC611102 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/07/2013 | — |