ROSS ROGERS & CO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC320014 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-30
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£146.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (75/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £146,311
Net assets shrinking
Down £44,818 YoY
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£326k
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£146k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£65k£130k£195k£261k£326kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Cash£325.8k£281.9k
Net assets£146.3k£191.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-21
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2020-07-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-07-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-16
    ➖
    STRATHCLYDE CONSULTANTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2018-02-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2017-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROSS ROGERS & CO LIMITED
  18. 2007-03-30
    ➕
    ROGERS, Christopher David appointed
    director
  19. 2007-03-30
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2007-03-30
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2007-03-30
    ➕
    STRATHCLYDE CONSULTANTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-03-30
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2007-03-30
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROGERS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Christopher David Rogers
Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

221 Main Street
Rutherglen
Glasgow
G73 2HH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ROGERS, Christopher David→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-30 · resigned 2007-03-30
Resigned
STRATHCLYDE CONSULTANTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-30 · resigned 2018-02-16
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-30 · resigned 2007-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-07-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-07-21