BBP ROSE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC629529 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-07
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£188
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £188
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
Net Worth
£188
Current Assets
£16k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.3k |
| Current assets | £16.1k |
| Cash | £3.4k |
| Debtors | £12.7k |
| Net assets | £188 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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- 2025-09-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
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- 2025-09-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BBP ROSE LTD
- 2019-05-07➕GIBSON, Matt appointeddirector
- 2019-05-07➕GIBSON, Rachael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matt Gibson Individual · British · DOB 01/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/05/2019 |
Mrs Rachael Gibson Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/05/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110
Registered office
18 Fraser Crescent
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 8YG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-20
Last: 2025-05-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GIBSON, Matt→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2019-05-07
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GIBSON, Rachael→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2019-05-07
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Recent filings (38 total)
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