D. C. ROSE LIMITED

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SC460206 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-26
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£28.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £28,230

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£28k
↑ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£14k£28k£42k£56k£69kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£31.5k£24.7k
Current assets£50.0k£69.4k
Net assets£28.2k£16.5k

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

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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-04
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  2. 2024-07-10
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  3. 2023-06-28
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  4. 2022-09-06
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  5. 2022-09-06
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  6. 2022-07-22
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  7. 2021-07-27
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  8. 2020-07-07
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  9. 2019-08-22
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  10. 2019-08-22
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  11. 2019-07-26
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  12. 2018-07-18
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  13. 2017-07-03
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  14. 2016-07-19
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  15. 2015-10-05
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  16. 2013-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As D. C. ROSE LIMITED
  17. 2013-09-26
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    ROSE, Ishbel Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-09-26
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    ROSE, Donald Campbell appointed
    director
  19. 2013-09-26
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    ROSE, Ishbel Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROSE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Ishbel Jane Rose
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/08/2022
Mr Donald Campbell Rose
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Scott Macdonald Roseceased 18/08/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Ishbel Jane Roseceased 20/08/2019· 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
Incorporated2013-09-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Sonas
Forest Road
Grantown On Spey
PH26 3JJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ROSE, Ishbel Jane→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-26
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Active
ROSE, Donald Campbell→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-09-26
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Active
ROSE, Ishbel Jane→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-09-26
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
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accounts · AA
2025-06-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-30