17-27 GARRATTS WAY DOWNLEY RTM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06292015 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-06-25
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-17
    ➕
    BELL, Jane Marie appointed
    director
  3. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-03
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2019-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-07-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  18. 2014-07-01
    ➖
    WOOD, James resigned
    director
  19. 2008-06-25
    ➖
    WOOD, James resigned
    director
  20. 2008-05-29
    ➖
    DALY, Angela Charlotte resigned
    director
  21. 2008-02-01
    ➕
    BLAKE, Sonia appointed
    director
  22. 2008-02-01
    ➕
    WOOD, James appointed
    director
  23. 2008-02-01
    ➕
    WOOD, James appointed
    director
  24. 2008-01-31
    ➕
    MORTIMER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-01-31
    ➖
    BRETT, John Laurence resigned
    secretary
  26. 2007-09-27
    ➕
    DALY, Angela Charlotte appointed
    director
  27. 2007-09-27
    ➖
    PURCHASE, Jodie Anna resigned
    director
  28. 2007-06-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 17-27 GARRATTS WAY DOWNLEY RTM LIMITED
  29. 2007-06-25
    ➕
    BRETT, John Laurence appointed
    secretary
  30. 2007-06-25
    ➕
    PURCHASE, Jodie Anna appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2 Hills Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1JP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MORTIMER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-31
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Active
BELL, Jane Marie→
director · ~73y · appointed 2026-03-17
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Active
BLAKE, Sonia→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-02-01
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Active
BRETT, John Laurence→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-25 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
DALY, Angela Charlotte→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-09-27 · resigned 2008-05-29
Resigned
PURCHASE, Jodie Anna→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-06-25 · resigned 2007-09-27
Resigned
WOOD, James→
director · ~45y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2014-07-01
Resigned
WOOD, James→
director · ~18y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2008-06-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-08