ROOT ONE WEST LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC393305 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£614.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46220SIC 46220
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -56% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
61 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
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £614,120
Cash draining
Cash down 56% YoY
Cash YoY
-56%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↓ 56% YoY
Net Worth
£614k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£256k£513k£769k£1.0m£1.3mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.08M£813.0k
Current assets£1.28M£1.09M
Cash£20.1k£45.6k
Debtors£1.16M£967.1k
Net assets£614.1k£488.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-05-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-11-12
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    MCLEAN, Calum James resigned
    director
  12. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2016-09-15
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Calum James appointed
    director
  18. 2014-07-01
    ➕
    MCKENZIE, James appointed
    director
  19. 2013-10-01
    ➕
    GIBSON, Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2013-10-01
    ➖
    KERR, Murray John resigned
    director
  21. 2012-10-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2012-04-30
    ➖
    ANDERSON, John Grant resigned
    director
  23. 2012-02-24
    ➕
    MOORE, David William appointed
    director
  24. 2012-02-24
    ➕
    KERR, Murray John appointed
    director
  25. 2011-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROOT ONE WEST LTD.
  26. 2011-02-10
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2011-02-10
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2011-02-10
    ➕
    ANDERSON, John Grant appointed
    director
  29. 2011-02-10
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  30. 2011-02-10
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Gibson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Estate Office Edenmill Farm
Blanefield
Glasgow
G63 9AX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

GIBSON, Mark→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKENZIE, James→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-07-01
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Active
MOORE, David William→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-02-10 · resigned 2011-02-10
Resigned
ANDERSON, John Grant→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-02-10 · resigned 2012-04-30
Resigned
KERR, Murray John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-02-24 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-02-10 · resigned 2011-02-10
Resigned
MCLEAN, Calum James→
director · ~34y · appointed 2016-09-15 · resigned 2021-11-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property18/10/2012—
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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-16