21 LITTLEHAMPTON ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED

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06338722 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-08-09

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Aug 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-04-27
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2025-04-28
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2024-04-20
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2023-05-04
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2022-04-23
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2021-05-08
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2020-04-22
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2019-08-05
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2019-07-27
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LAIRD, David George appointed
director
2019-07-27
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BOTTING, Nigel Paul resigned
director
2019-07-27
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officers · CH01
2019-07-27
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officers · TM01
2019-07-27
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officers · AP01
2019-07-24
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address · AD01
2019-07-24
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2018-06-05
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2017-06-23
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2007-08-09
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Company incorporated
As 21 LITTLEHAMPTON ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED
2007-08-09
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ROSE, Timothy David appointed
secretary
2007-08-09
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ROSE, Timothy David appointed
director
2007-08-09
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CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-08-09
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CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-08-09
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BOTTING, Nigel Paul 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Timothy David Rose Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	09/08/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Nigel Paul Bottingceased 03/08/2019· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2007-08-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

21 Littlehampton Road

Worthing

BN13 1QJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-19

Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ROSE, Timothy David→

secretary · appointed 2007-08-09

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Active

LAIRD, David George→

director · ~60y · appointed 2019-07-27

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Active

ROSE, Timothy David→

director · ~65y · appointed 2007-08-09

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Active

CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-08-09 · resigned 2007-08-09

Resigned

BOTTING, Nigel Paul→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-08-09 · resigned 2019-07-27

Resigned

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