STEPHEN D ROSS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC664615 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-18

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£26.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other transportation support activities

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

14 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £26,836

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£27k

↑ 26% YoY

Current Assets

£22

↓ 78% 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	£26.8k	£21.3k
Current assets	£22	£101
Net assets	£26.8k	£21.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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2025-03-31
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2024-03-30
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accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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2022-03-18
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accounts · AA
2020-11-02
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officers · AP01
2020-11-02
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2020-11-02
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2020-09-01
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ROSS, Michelle appointed
director
2020-06-18
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Company incorporated
As STEPHEN D ROSS LIMITED
2020-06-18
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ROSS, Stephen Donald appointed
director
2020-06-18
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROSS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stephen Donald Ross Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1975 · age 51	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	02/11/2020

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

Incorporated2020-06-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

Marypark Craigearn

Kemnay

Inverurie

AB51 5LN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-01

Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ROSS, Michelle→

director · ~46y · appointed 2020-09-01

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ROSS, Stephen Donald→

director · ~51y · appointed 2020-06-18

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