ROCHESTER CORPORATION (THE)

💤Zombieactive
SF000359 · oversea-company · incorporated 1981-10-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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Investor take
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Active trading company with a 94-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 94). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 1 with DOB)
72
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2012-01-17
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  2. 2002-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2001-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2001-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2000-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 1998-08-19
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    legacy
    accounts · 225
  7. 1998-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 1998-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 1998-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 1998-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 1995-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 1994-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 1993-06-07
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  14. 1993-05-06
    ➕
    DE VYLDER, Edgar appointed
    secretary
  15. 1993-05-06
    ➕
    CANALES, Alfonso appointed
    director
  16. 1993-05-06
    ➖
    SHARP, Edgar resigned
    secretary
  17. 1993-05-06
    ➖
    CAHILL, John resigned
    director
  18. 1993-05-06
    ➖
    POLLOCK, Bernard resigned
    director
  19. 1993-05-06
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  20. 1993-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 1992-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 1991-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 1990-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 1989-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 1988-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 1987-01-01
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    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  27. 1986-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 1986-05-27
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    legacy
    address · 287
  29. 1984-10-12
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    MUERMANN, Nellie resigned
    secretary
  30. 1984-10-12
    ➕
    SHARP, Edgar appointed
    secretary
  31. 1984-10-12
    ➕
    CAHILL, John appointed
    director
  32. 1984-10-12
    ➖
    DE RUBBO, Ralph Harry resigned
    director
  33. 1984-10-12
    ➖
    HARTMANN, Donald Henry resigned
    director
  34. 1984-10-12
    ➖
    MOSELEY, Donald Darrel resigned
    director
  35. 1984-10-12
    ➕
    POLLOCK, Bernard appointed
    director
  36. 1984-10-12
    ➖
    REYNOLDS, John Joseph resigned
    director
  37. 1984-10-12
    ➖
    RHOADES, Lee Alexander resigned
    director
  38. 1984-10-12
    ➖
    WHIRE JNR, Kenneth Trainer resigned
    director
  39. 1981-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ROCHESTER CORPORATION (THE)
  40. 1981-10-09
    ➕
    MUERMANN, Nellie appointed
    secretary
  41. 1981-10-09
    ➕
    DE RUBBO, Ralph Harry appointed
    director
  42. 1981-10-09
    ➕
    HARTMANN, Donald Henry appointed
    director
  43. 1981-10-09
    ➕
    MOSELEY, Donald Darrel appointed
    director
  44. 1981-10-09
    ➕
    REYNOLDS, John Joseph appointed
    director
  45. 1981-10-09
    ➕
    RHOADES, Lee Alexander appointed
    director
  46. 1981-10-09
    ➕
    WHIRE JNR, Kenneth Trainer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 94 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 94 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated1981-10-09
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—

Registered office

P P Adams
29 Greenmore Gardens
Woodside
Aberdeen
AB2 2RS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2001-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

DE VYLDER, Edgar→
secretary · appointed 1993-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CANALES, Alfonso→
director · ~94y · appointed 1993-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUERMANN, Nellie→
secretary · appointed 1981-10-09 · resigned 1984-10-12
Resigned
SHARP, Edgar→
secretary · appointed 1984-10-12 · resigned 1993-05-06
Resigned
CAHILL, John→
director · appointed 1984-10-12 · resigned 1993-05-06
Resigned
DE RUBBO, Ralph Harry→
director · appointed 1981-10-09 · resigned 1984-10-12
Resigned
HARTMANN, Donald Henry→
director · appointed 1981-10-09 · resigned 1984-10-12
Resigned
MOSELEY, Donald Darrel→
director · appointed 1981-10-09 · resigned 1984-10-12
Resigned
POLLOCK, Bernard→
director · appointed 1984-10-12 · resigned 1993-05-06
Resigned
REYNOLDS, John Joseph→
director · appointed 1981-10-09 · resigned 1984-10-12
Resigned
RHOADES, Lee Alexander→
director · appointed 1981-10-09 · resigned 1984-10-12
Resigned
WHIRE JNR, Kenneth Trainer→
director · appointed 1981-10-09 · resigned 1984-10-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2012-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2002-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2001-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2001-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2000-08-08
legacy
accounts · 225
1998-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1998-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1998-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1998-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1998-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1995-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1994-01-27
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
1993-06-07
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
1993-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1993-01-19