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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒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
0
filings
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
    📄
    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