ROSS (EXPORT) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC299942 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-30
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-17
    ➖
    ROSS, Agnes Galloway resigned
    director
  4. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-07-31
    ➖
    ROSS, Andrew resigned
    director
  18. 2006-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROSS (EXPORT) LIMITED
  19. 2006-03-30
    ➕
    ROSS, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-03-30
    ➕
    ROSS, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2006-03-30
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-03-30
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2006-03-30
    ➕
    ROSS, Agnes Galloway appointed
    director
  24. 2006-03-30
    ➕
    ROSS, Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2006-03-30
    ➕
    CODIR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2006-03-30
    ➖
    CODIR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2006-03-30
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2006-03-30
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROSS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Ross
Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Agnes Galloway Rossceased 17/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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———20018y8277y
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420

Registered office

Whitelaird Farm
Lochmaben
Lockerbie
Dumfriesshire
DG11 1RR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

ROSS, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSS, Andrew→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2006-03-30
Resigned
ROSS, Agnes Galloway→
director · ~82y · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2026-03-17
Resigned
ROSS, Andrew→
director · ~87y · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2011-07-31
Resigned
CODIR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2006-03-30
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2006-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-15