KEITH ROSE ENGINEERING LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC337330 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-06

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£60.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28302

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

41202Construction of domestic buildings

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -61% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 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

6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £60,098

Cash draining

Cash down 61% YoY

Cash YoY

-61%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£21k

↓ 61% YoY

Net Worth

£60k

↑ 63% YoY

Current Assets

£282k

↓ 1.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£80.1k	£73.5k
Current assets	£281.8k	£284.6k
Cash	£21.5k	£55.6k
Debtors	£76.8k	£53.4k
Net assets	£60.1k	£36.9k

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

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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2023-11-28
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2022-09-08
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2021-12-22
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2020-12-23
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2019-12-09
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2018-12-19
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2017-11-28
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2016-11-02
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2016-02-29
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2015-12-22
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2015-02-06
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2014-02-11
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2008-02-06
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Company incorporated
As KEITH ROSE ENGINEERING LTD.
2008-02-06
➕
ROSE, Sarah Melanie appointed
secretary
2008-02-06
➕
ROSE, Keith Dale appointed
director
2008-02-06
➕
ROSE, Keith Denis appointed
director
2008-02-06
➕
ROSE, Sarah Melanie appointed
director
2008-02-06
➕
BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-02-06
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-02-06
➕
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2008-02-06
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROSE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Keith Denis Rose Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	06/02/2017

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

Incorporated2008-02-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC28302 — SIC 28302

Registered office

Workshop, Rosenewton

Clatt

Huntly

Aberdeenshire

AB54 4PH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-20

Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

ROSE, Sarah Melanie→

secretary · appointed 2008-02-06

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Active

ROSE, Keith Dale→

director · ~38y · appointed 2008-02-06

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Active

ROSE, Keith Denis→

director · ~63y · appointed 2008-02-06

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Active

ROSE, Sarah Melanie→

director · ~39y · appointed 2008-02-06

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-06 · resigned 2008-02-06

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-02-06 · resigned 2008-02-06

Resigned

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