RO5 DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC548345 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-21
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46720
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46730SIC 46730
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed wholesale with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £7,682

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£5k£8k£10k£13kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£7.7k
Current assets£12.6k
Net assets£7.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-01
    DEVLIN, John resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-10-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-09-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-05-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-05-07
    DRUMMOND, Matthew appointed
    director
  8. 2024-11-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-12-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-13
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2022-09-11
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2022-08-31
    WILSON, Veronica resigned
    secretary
  15. 2022-08-23
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2021-07-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-10-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-05-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-05-11
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2020-05-08
    DEVLIN, John appointed
    director
  22. 2019-04-27
    WILSON, Veronica resigned
    director
  23. 2016-10-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RO5 DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
  24. 2016-10-21
    WILSON, Veronica appointed
    secretary
  25. 2016-10-21
    WILSON, Veronica appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Drummond
Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/10/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Devlinceased 01/10/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Mrs Veronica Wilsonceased 27/04/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46720 — SIC 46720

Registered office

Units 8-10 Hindsland Road
Larkhall
ML9 2PA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-28

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

DRUMMOND, Matthew
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-05-07
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Active
WILSON, Veronica
secretary · appointed 2016-10-21 · resigned 2022-08-31
Resigned
DEVLIN, John
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-05-08 · resigned 2025-11-01
Resigned
WILSON, Veronica
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-10-21 · resigned 2019-04-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-11