ROSETTA CAPITAL VIII GP LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
SC855321 · ltd · incorporated 2025-07-11
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

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 (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-07-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROSETTA CAPITAL VIII GP LIMITED
  3. 2025-07-11
    BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  4. 2025-07-11
    FORER, Michael appointed
    director
  5. 2025-07-11
    HEPPLE, Jonathan Paul, Dr appointed
    director
  6. 2025-07-11
    MACLEOD, Kenneth, Dr appointed
    director
  7. 2025-07-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Rosetta Capital Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Rosetta Capital Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ROSETTA CAPITAL VIII GP LIMITED
This company · SC855321

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rosetta Capital Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/07/2025

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
Incorporated2025-07-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

50 Lothian Road
Festival Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9WJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last:

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BURNESS PAULL LLP
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-07-11
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Active
FORER, Michael
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-07-11
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Active
HEPPLE, Jonathan Paul, Dr
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-07-11
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Active
MACLEOD, Kenneth, Dr
director · ~66y · appointed 2025-07-11
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Active

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Recent filings (2 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-07-11