THE ROAD CENTRE LTD

🌳Matureactive
05664138 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-03
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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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£37.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 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
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 £37,588
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,801 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£38k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£142k
↑ 3.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£28k£57k£85k£113k£142kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£51.1k£69.5k
Current assets£141.7k£137.0k
Net assets£37.6k£54.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-27
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    ATKINSON, Catherine appointed
    director
  5. 2023-10-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-31
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-04-03
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    DALEY, Kevin resigned
    director
  13. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-01-01
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Oonagh appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-01-01
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Oonagh appointed
    director
  19. 2008-12-31
    ➖
    FURLONG, Nuala resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-12-31
    ➖
    FURLONG, Nuala resigned
    director
  21. 2006-08-05
    ➕
    FURLONG, Nuala appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-01-05
    ➕
    DALEY, Kevin appointed
    director
  23. 2006-01-05
    ➕
    FURLONG, Nuala appointed
    director
  24. 2006-01-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE ROAD CENTRE LTD
  25. 2006-01-03
    ➕
    ISLAM, Atiqual appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-01-03
    ➖
    ISLAM, Atiqual resigned
    secretary
  27. 2006-01-03
    ➕
    LOMBARD PROPERTY SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2006-01-03
    ➖
    LOMBARD PROPERTY SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

19/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ATKINSON, Catherine (same surname) appointed 2023-10-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Oonagh Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kevin Thomas Dalyceased 04/05/2021· 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
Incorporated2006-01-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

21a North Burns
Chester Le Street
County Durham
DH3 3TF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ATKINSON, Oonagh→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-01
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Active
ATKINSON, Catherine→
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINSON, Oonagh→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-01-01
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Active
FURLONG, Nuala→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-05 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned
ISLAM, Atiqual→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-03 · resigned 2006-01-03
Resigned
DALEY, Kevin→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-01-05 · resigned 2020-04-03
Resigned
FURLONG, Nuala→
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-01-05 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned
LOMBARD PROPERTY SERVICES LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-01-03 · resigned 2006-01-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-12