ROOT ONE CENTRAL LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC597771 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£257.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46220SIC 46220
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -63% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 3.3y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
30 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £257,034
Cash draining
Cash down 63% YoY
Cash YoY
-63%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£23k
↓ 63% YoY
Net Worth
£257k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£995k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £568.6k | £411.5k |
| Current assets | £995.2k | £882.3k |
| Cash | £22.6k | £60.7k |
| Debtors | £648.7k | £606.1k |
| Net assets | £257.0k | £171.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-22📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-10-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2025-10-06📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-10-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-09-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-09-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-02-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-10-13➖STEER, Robert Jason resigneddirector
- 2022-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-01➕FAIRWEATHER, Gary David appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01➕STEER, Robert Jason appointeddirector
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ROOT ONE CENTRAL LTD
- 2018-05-22➕GIBSON, Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Gibson Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/05/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARDARDAN ESTATE LTD.→ SC302812 · est 2006 | — | — | £892.6k | — | 19y | 83 | 73y |
| CASSILTOUN TRUST→ SC205629 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | 83 | 86y |
| ALBAR LANDSCAPES LIMITED→ SC111284 · est 1988 | — | — | £1.54M | — | 37y | 82 | 65y |
| BRORA FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC233209 · est 2002 | — | — | £606.1k | — | 23y | 82 | 74y |
| LUXE K9 LTD→ SC781678 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MURIE KENNELS LTD→ SC713414 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| POSEIDON AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS UK LTD→ SC829339 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| RELLARK LIMITED→ SC822339 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| RHET DUMBARTON, LOMOND AND RENFREW→ SC349696 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| THE FAMILY TREE GLASGOW LTD→ SC859085 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE MUTZ NUTZ GROOMING LTD→ SC764465 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-05-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100
Registered office
Estate Office
Edenmill Farm
Blanefield
Glasgow
G63 9AX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FAIRWEATHER, Gary David→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GIBSON, Mark→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEER, Robert Jason→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2022-10-13
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/04/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 23/01/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-10-22
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2025-10-16
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-10-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-03
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-09-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19