ROCKNOWE CONSULTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC491110 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-12
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£24.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
42 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,935

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£25k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£14k£20k£27k£34kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£26.0k£21.3k
Current assets£34.1k£34.0k
Net assets£24.9k£18.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-13
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  3. 2024-05-07
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  4. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2020-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-23
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  9. 2019-09-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2019-09-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  11. 2019-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-03
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-10-03
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-08-23
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    D'AMBROSIO, David Stephen resigned
    director
  15. 2018-08-23
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    D'AMBROSIO, Judith Elaine resigned
    director
  16. 2018-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-11-30
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    BROWNE, David Russell appointed
    director
  19. 2014-11-30
    ➕
    BROWNE, June Elaine appointed
    director
  20. 2014-11-30
    ➕
    D'AMBROSIO, David Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 2014-11-30
    ➕
    D'AMBROSIO, Judith Elaine appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ROCKNOWE CONSULTING LIMITED
  23. 2014-11-12
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2014-11-12
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    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2014-11-12
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  26. 2014-11-12
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  27. 2014-11-12
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  28. 2014-11-12
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  29. 2014-11-12
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    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2014-11-12
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mr David Russell Browne
Individual · British · DOB 04/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/08/2019
Mrs June Elaine Browne
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/08/2019

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
Incorporated2014-11-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Unit 2 Ainslie Street, West Pitkerro Industrial Estate
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 3RR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BROWNE, David Russell→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWNE, June Elaine→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-11-12 · resigned 2014-11-12
Resigned
D'AMBROSIO, David Stephen→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-11-30 · resigned 2018-08-23
Resigned
D'AMBROSIO, Judith Elaine→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-11-30 · resigned 2018-08-23
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-11-12 · resigned 2014-11-12
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-11-12 · resigned 2014-11-12
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-11-12 · resigned 2014-11-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-09-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-09-23