MELROSE RFC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC307024 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-17
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 May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
55 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.

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£1£1£1May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets—£1
Current assets—£1
Net assets—£1

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-05-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-05-31
    ➖
    BURGESS, Graeme Sean resigned
    director
  10. 2022-05-31
    ➖
    DALGETTY, Michael Norman resigned
    director
  11. 2022-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-07-01
    ➕
    BURGESS, Graeme Sean appointed
    director
  16. 2019-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-04-24
    ➖
    MCGEE, Christine Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  19. 2019-04-24
    ➖
    DOYLE, James resigned
    director
  20. 2019-04-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2019-04-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2017-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-03-04
    ➖
    RUTHVEN, Colin David resigned
    director
  24. 2006-08-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MELROSE RFC LIMITED
  25. 2006-08-17
    ➕
    PURVES, Andrew Adam appointed
    director
  26. 2006-08-17
    ➕
    MCGEE, Christine Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-08-17
    ➕
    DALGETTY, Michael Norman appointed
    director
  28. 2006-08-17
    ➕
    DOYLE, James appointed
    director
  29. 2006-08-17
    ➕
    RUTHVEN, Colin David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Melrose Rugby Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Melrose Rugby Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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MELROSE RFC LIMITED
This company · SC307024

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Melrose Rugby Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/08/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Adam Purvesceased 01/08/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2006-08-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

St Dunstans House, High Street
Melrose
Roxburghshire
TD6 9RU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

PURVES, Andrew Adam→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGEE, Christine Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-17 · resigned 2019-04-24
Resigned
BURGESS, Graeme Sean→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-07-01 · resigned 2022-05-31
Resigned
DALGETTY, Michael Norman→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-08-17 · resigned 2022-05-31
Resigned
DOYLE, James→
director · ~86y · appointed 2006-08-17 · resigned 2019-04-24
Resigned
RUTHVEN, Colin David→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-08-17 · resigned 2015-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-23