RETAIL TRUST EVENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03253828 · ltd · incorporated 1996-09-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
26 officers (3 active, 26 linked, 22 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
123 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  4. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-12-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-08-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-03-01
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    BROOKES, Erin Aileen appointed
    director
  10. 2022-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-12-08
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    LEDSHAM, Simon Richard resigned
    director
  13. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-26
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    EXLEY, Lesley Margaret appointed
    director
  15. 2020-11-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-09-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-09-08
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    PAGE, Lindsay Dennis resigned
    director
  18. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-09-01
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    NEWMAN, Richard Henry resigned
    director
  22. 2018-04-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2018-02-08
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    DARAMOLA-MARTIN, Ayo resigned
    director
  24. 2018-01-31
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    LEDSHAM, Simon Richard appointed
    director
  25. 2015-06-08
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    PAGE, Lindsay Dennis appointed
    director
  26. 2015-06-04
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    GREEN, Michael Barry resigned
    director
  27. 2015-06-04
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    NEWMAN, Richard Henry appointed
    director
  28. 2015-06-04
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    PILKINGTON, Judith Mary resigned
    director
  29. 2014-11-19
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    GREEN, Michael Barry appointed
    director
  30. 2014-09-08
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    TIDEMAN, Christopher Charles Siddons resigned
    director
  31. 2014-01-08
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    WRIGHT, Adrian James resigned
    director
  32. 2013-09-19
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    KAYE, David Stanley appointed
    secretary
  33. 2013-09-19
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    THEVARAJAH, Retnadevi resigned
    secretary
  34. 2012-09-12
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    DARAMOLA-MARTIN, Ayo appointed
    director
  35. 2012-05-09
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    GURNEY-READ, Jane Heather Ruth resigned
    director
  36. 2011-09-14
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    CLOAKE, Dudley Richard resigned
    director
  37. 2010-11-10
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    PILKINGTON, Judith Mary appointed
    director
  38. 2010-11-10
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Adrian James appointed
    director
  39. 2010-06-30
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    BURNS, Patrick resigned
    secretary
  40. 2010-06-30
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    THEVARAJAH, Retnadevi appointed
    secretary
  41. 2010-06-30
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    MEEHAN, Andrew David resigned
    director
  42. 2009-02-11
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    GIBSON, John Michael Barry resigned
    director
  43. 2008-11-10
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    CLOAKE, Dudley Richard appointed
    director
  44. 2008-11-10
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    TIDEMAN, Christopher Charles Siddons appointed
    director
  45. 2008-04-09
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    KERN, Janette Mary resigned
    director
  46. 2008-04-09
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    SLAYMAKER, Peter Alan resigned
    director
  47. 2007-03-16
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    GURNEY-READ, Jane Heather Ruth appointed
    director
  48. 2006-10-11
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    VIDLER, Craig Gordon resigned
    director
  49. 2004-11-10
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    MEEHAN, Andrew David appointed
    director
  50. 2004-11-10
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    RABIN, Alan Lionel, Mr (Hon Treasurer) resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.)

Group structure

Retail Trust holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Retail Trust
Corporate parent
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RETAIL TRUST EVENTS LIMITED
This company · 03253828

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Retail Trust
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Form Room ( 2nd Floor) Tower Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9NS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (3 active · 23 resigned)

KAYE, David Stanley→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKES, Erin Aileen→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-03-01
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Active
EXLEY, Lesley Margaret→
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-11-26
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Active
BURNS, Patrick→
secretary · appointed 1996-09-18 · resigned 2010-06-30
Resigned
CHARGE, Colin Frederick→
secretary · appointed 1996-09-18 · resigned 1996-09-18
Resigned
THEVARAJAH, Retnadevi→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-30 · resigned 2013-09-19
Resigned
BOURNE, Christopher John→
director · ~91y · appointed 1996-09-18 · resigned 2003-11-25
Resigned
BUSBY, Malcolm Ward→
director · ~78y · appointed 1996-09-18 · resigned 2000-10-16
Resigned
CLOAKE, Dudley Richard→
director · ~83y · appointed 2008-11-10 · resigned 2011-09-14
Resigned
DARAMOLA-MARTIN, Ayo→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-09-12 · resigned 2018-02-08
Resigned
GIBSON, John Michael Barry→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-11-25 · resigned 2009-02-11
Resigned
GREEN, Michael Barry→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-11-19 · resigned 2015-06-04
Resigned
GURNEY-READ, Jane Heather Ruth→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-03-16 · resigned 2012-05-09
Resigned
HILLHOUSE, Robert James→
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-09-18 · resigned 1996-09-18
Resigned
KERN, Janette Mary→
director · ~86y · appointed 2000-11-28 · resigned 2008-04-09
Resigned
LEDSHAM, Simon Richard→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-01-31 · resigned 2021-12-08
Resigned
MEEHAN, Andrew David→
director · ~71y · appointed 2004-11-10 · resigned 2010-06-30
Resigned
NEWMAN, Richard Henry→
director · ~74y · appointed 2015-06-04 · resigned 2018-09-01
Resigned
PAGE, Lindsay Dennis→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-06-08 · resigned 2020-09-08
Resigned
PILKINGTON, Judith Mary→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-11-10 · resigned 2015-06-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (123 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25