ROSHVEN HILL FARM LLP

💤Zombieactive

SO303809 · llp · incorporated 2012-02-21

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-1.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, no SIC, incorporation date

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

38 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £1,262

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£1k

Current Assets

£179

↓ 98% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-1.3k	£47.8k
Current assets	£179	£11.0k
Cash	—	£5.0k
Debtors	—	£661
Net assets	£-1.3k	—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-03-01
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2023-02-03
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termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2023-01-16
➖
DUNCAN, Robert resigned
llp-designated-member
2022-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-02-24
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-06
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-03-06
📄
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2020-03-06
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appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2020-03-06
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appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2020-03-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2020-03-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2020-03-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2019-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-23
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SURMAN, Colin appointed
llp-designated-member
2019-08-23
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DUNCAN, Robert appointed
llp-designated-member
2019-08-23
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MANN, Kirsteen Elizabeth resigned
llp-designated-member
2019-04-30
📄
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2012-02-21
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Company incorporated
As ROSHVEN HILL FARM LLP
2012-02-21
➕
FORBES, John Alistair Ponsonby appointed
llp-designated-member
2012-02-21
➕
MANN, Kirsteen Elizabeth appointed
llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-07

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Colin Surman Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	23/08/2019
Mr John Alistair Ponsonby Forbes Individual · British · DOB 04/1937 · age 89	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Robert Duncanceased 16/01/2023· 25-50% voting
Mrs Kirsteen Elizabeth Mannceased 23/08/2019· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typellp

Incorporated2012-02-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC—

Registered office

Marino Lodge

Roshven

Lochailort

Inverness-Shire

PH38 4LZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-03-07OVERDUE

Last: 2025-02-21

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FORBES, John Alistair Ponsonby→

llp-designated-member · ~89y · appointed 2012-02-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SURMAN, Colin→

llp-designated-member · ~73y · appointed 2019-08-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DUNCAN, Robert→

llp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2019-08-23 · resigned 2023-01-16

Resigned

MANN, Kirsteen Elizabeth→

llp-designated-member · ~57y · appointed 2012-02-21 · resigned 2019-08-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · LLCS01

2025-02-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · LLCS01

2024-03-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · LLCS01

2023-03-01

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership

persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07

2023-03-01

termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date

officers · LLTM01

2023-02-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-06-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · LLCS01

2022-02-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-09-22

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2021-05-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · LLCS01

2021-02-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-09-08