ROOT DOWN FRUIT & VEG LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC665069 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-23
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
£127.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £127,942
Cash YoY
+29%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£189k
↑ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£128k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£197k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £154.3k | £123.5k |
| Current assets | £197.4k | £157.0k |
| Cash | £189.1k | £147.0k |
| Debtors | £8.3k | £10.0k |
| Net assets | £127.9k | £123.5k |
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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-06➕UDELL, Sasha appointeddirector
- 2025-04-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-31➕MAYERS, Hereward Guy appointedsecretary
- 2025-03-31➕MAYERS, Hereward Guy appointeddirector
- 2025-03-31➖GLENDINNING, Robbie James resignedsecretary
- 2025-03-31➖GLENDINNING, Robbie James resigneddirector
- 2025-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-31📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ROOT DOWN FRUIT & VEG LIMITED
- 2020-06-23➕GLENDINNING, Robbie James appointedsecretary
- 2020-06-23➕GLENDINNING, Robbie James appointeddirector
- 2020-06-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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 Hereward Guy Mayers Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robbie James Glendinningceased 31/03/2025· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47210 — Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores
Registered office
79 Portobello High Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH15 1AW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
MAYERS, Hereward Guy→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-03-31
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MAYERS, Hereward Guy→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-03-31
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UDELL, Sasha→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-04-06
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GLENDINNING, Robbie James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-06-23 · resigned 2025-03-31
GLENDINNING, Robbie James→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-06-23 · resigned 2025-03-31
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Recent filings (20 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-31
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21