RENT-A-WRITER LTD

💤Zombieactive
04036405 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-19
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
£189.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £189,140
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,154 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£189k
↓ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£193k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£39k£77k£116k£154k£193kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£189.1k£191.3k
Current assets£193.0k£193.0k
Net assets£189.1k£191.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-08-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-07
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  9. 2019-08-09
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  10. 2018-09-25
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  11. 2017-09-18
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-11-12
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2000-07-19
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    Company incorporated
    As RENT-A-WRITER LTD
  17. 2000-07-19
    ➕
    DYTER, Zoe appointed
    secretary
  18. 2000-07-19
    ➕
    DYTER, Richard John appointed
    director
  19. 2000-07-19
    ➕
    CHANCERY BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2000-07-19
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    CHANCERY BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2000-07-19
    ➕
    COWAN, Judy Rosalie appointed
    director
  22. 2000-07-19
    ➖
    COWAN, Judy Rosalie resigned
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
Mr Richard John Dyter
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Zoe Dyterceased 24/08/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2000-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

13 Craghall Dene Avenue
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne & Wear
NE3 1QR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DYTER, Zoe→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DYTER, Richard John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHANCERY BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-07-19 · resigned 2000-07-19
Resigned
COWAN, Judy Rosalie→
director · ~87y · appointed 2000-07-19 · resigned 2000-07-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-09