ROSE MARKETING UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC317936 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£25.92M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.8y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £561,426

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£548k£1.1m£1.6m£2.2m£2.7mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Turnover£25.92M—
Gross profit£6.86M—
Operating profit£575.7k—
Profit before tax£561.4k—
Total assets—£2.69M
Current assets—£2.74M
Cash—£745
Debtors—£2.74M
Net assets—£2.69M
Average employees2900—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-02-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Agent)
  3. 2025-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-28
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2024-02-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-02-28
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2024-01-24
    ➕
    WATT, Steven appointed
    secretary
  9. 2024-01-24
    ➖
    KENNEDY, Richard resigned
    director
  10. 2023-10-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-01-24
    ➖
    KENNEDY, Richard resigned
    secretary
  12. 2022-11-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-09-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-07-14
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2022-07-13
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  16. 2022-07-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2022-07-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
  18. 2021-08-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-10-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    DALY, Phelim appointed
    director
  23. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    GRANT, William resigned
    secretary
  24. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Richard appointed
    secretary
  25. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    GRANT, William resigned
    director
  26. 2007-03-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROSE MARKETING UK LIMITED
  27. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    WATT, Steven appointed
    director
  28. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    GRANT, William appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2007-03-07
    ➖
    UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    GRANT, William appointed
    director
  32. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Richard appointed
    director
  33. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2007-03-07
    ➖
    UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

Rose Holdings Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Rose Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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ROSE MARKETING UK LIMITED
This company · SC317936

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rose Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Steven Watt
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46360 — Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery

Registered office

Suite 2 The Candy Castle, Suite 2, First Floor West
Cluny Court, John Smith Business Park
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY2 6QJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

WATT, Steven→
secretary · appointed 2024-01-24
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Active
DALY, Phelim→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active
WATT, Steven→
director · ~49y · appointed 2007-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, William→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
KENNEDY, Richard→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2023-01-24
Resigned
UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2007-03-07
Resigned
GRANT, William→
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
KENNEDY, Richard→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2024-01-24
Resigned
UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2007-03-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Agent)
A registered charge—18/02/2026—
outstanding
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
A registered charge—01/07/2022—
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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-07-13