ROSS ANDERSON (STIRLING) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC481428 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-03
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 May 2025
Net worth
£24.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,650

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£32k
Net Worth
£25k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£55k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£22k£33k£44k£55kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£24.6k£21.5k
Current assets£55.1k£55.1k
Cash£31.6k—
Debtors£23.5k—
Net assets£24.6k£21.5k

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

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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  2. 2026-02-27
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  3. 2025-02-28
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  4. 2024-02-29
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  5. 2023-02-28
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  6. 2022-02-28
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  7. 2021-05-26
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  8. 2020-01-16
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  9. 2019-02-24
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  10. 2017-10-21
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  11. 2017-02-16
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  12. 2015-10-31
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  13. 2015-08-16
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    accounts · AA01
  14. 2015-08-03
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  15. 2015-08-03
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    address · AD01
  16. 2014-07-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ROSS ANDERSON (STIRLING) LIMITED
  17. 2014-07-03
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    ANDERSON, Ross Colin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 "ANDERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Julie Andersonceased 24/04/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-07-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Auchinteck Farmhouse
Dunblane
Dunblane
Perthshire
FK15 9PE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ANDERSON, Ross Colin→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-07-03
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Recent filings (26 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-21