ROSEANGLE FIFTY FOUR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC120131 · ltd · incorporated 1989-09-14
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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: 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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-06-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2016-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-06-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-05-21
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-06-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 1994-11-30
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    MILN, Theresa Margaret appointed
    secretary
  18. 1994-11-30
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    MILN, Bruce resigned
    secretary
  19. 1994-11-30
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    MILN, Bruce resigned
    director
  20. 1993-03-24
    ➕
    MILN, Bruce appointed
    secretary
  21. 1993-03-24
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    MILN, Karen Ann resigned
    secretary
  22. 1993-03-24
    ➕
    MILN, Bruce appointed
    director
  23. 1993-03-24
    ➖
    MILN, Karen Ann resigned
    director
  24. 1991-08-30
    ➕
    MILN, Karen Ann appointed
    director
  25. 1991-06-01
    ➖
    BROUGH, Gordon Haig resigned
    director
  26. 1991-06-01
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Alexander Francis resigned
    director
  27. 1990-03-28
    ➕
    MILN, Karen Ann appointed
    secretary
  28. 1990-03-28
    ➖
    THORNTONS WS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1989-09-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ROSEANGLE FIFTY FOUR LIMITED
  30. 1989-09-14
    ➕
    THORNTONS WS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1989-09-14
    ➕
    BROUGH, Gordon Haig appointed
    director
  32. 1989-09-14
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Alexander Francis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Miln
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Theresa Margaret Miln
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1989-09-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

14 City Quay
Dundee
Angus
DD1 3JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

MILN, Theresa Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1994-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILN, David→
director · ~65y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILN, Bruce→
secretary · appointed 1993-03-24 · resigned 1994-11-30
Resigned
MILN, Karen Ann→
secretary · appointed 1990-03-28 · resigned 1993-03-24
Resigned
THORNTONS WS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1989-09-14 · resigned 1990-03-28
Resigned
BROUGH, Gordon Haig→
director · appointed 1989-09-14 · resigned 1991-06-01
Resigned
MCDONALD, Alexander Francis→
director · ~71y · appointed 1989-09-14 · resigned 1991-06-01
Resigned
MILN, Bruce→
director · ~66y · appointed 1993-03-24 · resigned 1994-11-30
Resigned
MILN, Karen Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 1991-08-30 · resigned 1993-03-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-26