4 SINCLAIR ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-29📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2022-09-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-09-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-22➕AMBER COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-07-22➖NEWELL, Craig resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-10-24➕TENNANT, James appointeddirector
- 2018-10-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-01➖AL ATIA, Rana resigneddirector
- 2011-11-07➖STURGES-LIEF, Emma resigneddirector
- 2009-02-23➕CIECHANOWSKA, Marie Elizabeth Helene Paolina appointeddirector
- 2008-11-10➕STURGES-LIEF, Emma appointeddirector
- 2008-11-01➖MILESI, Philippe resigneddirector
- 2008-07-25➖CIECHANOWSKA, Marie Elizabeth Helene Paolina resignedsecretary
- 2008-03-14➕NEWELL, Craig appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-08➕CIECHANOWSKA, Marie Elizabeth Helene Paolina appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-08➖RTM SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-03-08➕AL ATIA, Rana appointeddirector
- 2007-03-08➕MILESI, Philippe appointeddirector
- 2007-03-08➖RTM NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2007-03-08➖RTM SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2007-01-30🏢Company incorporatedAs 4 SINCLAIR ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED
- 2007-01-30➕RTM SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-01-30➕RTM NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-01-30➕RTM SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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
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