20 DEVONSHIRE PLACE RTM COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06398603 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-10-15
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-28
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    BAILEY, Ivor Idris resigned
    director
  5. 2024-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-09
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    LEVINSON, Martin Mordecai appointed
    director
  11. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-31
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  14. 2017-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-02-10
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-03-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-02-15
    ➖
    ARKO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2012-10-01
    ➖
    OKINES, George resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    ARKO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-11-16
    ➕
    OKINES, George appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-11-16
    ➕
    BAILEY, Ivor Idris appointed
    director
  23. 2007-10-18
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-10-18
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2007-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 20 DEVONSHIRE PLACE RTM COMPANY LIMITED
  26. 2007-10-15
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2007-10-15
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mr Ivor Idris Bailey
Individual · British · DOB 03/1946 · age 80
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

184 Queens Road Queens Road
Hastings
TN34 1RG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

LEVINSON, Martin Mordecai→
director · ~66y · appointed 2021-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OKINES, George→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-16 · resigned 2012-10-01
Resigned
ARKO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-10-01 · resigned 2013-02-15
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-15 · resigned 2007-10-18
Resigned
BAILEY, Ivor Idris→
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-11-16 · resigned 2025-03-28
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-10-15 · resigned 2007-10-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-18