HUGH ROSS FABRICATIONS LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC311305 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-01

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

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

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 (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-03-10
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2025-08-21
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2023-08-30
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2022-08-31
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2021-08-30
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2020-08-26
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2019-07-31
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2018-06-27
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accounts · AA
2018-06-21
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address · AD01
2018-02-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-02-27
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2017-08-24
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2016-08-18
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2006-11-01
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Company incorporated
As HUGH ROSS FABRICATIONS LTD.
2006-11-01
➕
ROSS, Debbie appointed
secretary
2006-11-01
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ROSS, Hugh Mackenzie appointed
director
2006-11-01
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-11-01
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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2006-11-01
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-11-01
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. 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 "ROSS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Debbie Ross Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Hugh Mackenzie Ross Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Hugh Mackenzie Rossceased 10/03/2026· 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-11-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Craigneish Craigneish

Rosehill

Tain

IV19 1NG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-01

Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROSS, Debbie→

secretary · appointed 2006-11-01

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Active

ROSS, Hugh Mackenzie→

director · ~54y · appointed 2006-11-01

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2006-11-01

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2006-11-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-03-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-02