18 ARGYLE ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED

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06605079 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-05-28
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£11.0k
book net assets
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 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). 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 (72/100)

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 (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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 £10,997
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,786 YoY
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Net Worth
£11k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£3k£5k£8k£11k£13kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£11.0k£12.8k
Current assets£11.3k£13.4k
Cash£10.7k£10.3k
Debtors£576£3.1k
Net assets£11.0k£12.8k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-03-28
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  3. 2023-03-31
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  4. 2022-05-24
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2021-09-21
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-21
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    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-09-16
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-06-19
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    NICHOLSON, Peter resigned
    director
  11. 2020-06-18
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    KHICK, Julia Elizabeth resigned
    director
  12. 2020-06-01
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2020-05-29
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-05-06
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  15. 2020-04-21
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    NICHOLSON, Peter appointed
    director
  16. 2020-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-27
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  19. 2018-02-23
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  20. 2008-11-23
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    GRAY, Christine Angela resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-11-23
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    GRAY, Christine Angela resigned
    director
  22. 2008-10-17
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    CURTIS, Lionel Edgar appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-10-17
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    CURTIS, Lionel Edgar appointed
    director
  24. 2008-10-17
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    KHICK, Julia Elizabeth appointed
    director
  25. 2008-05-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 18 ARGYLE ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED
  26. 2008-05-28
    ➕
    GRAY, Christine Angela appointed
    secretary
  27. 2008-05-28
    ➕
    GRAY, Christine Angela appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

424 Margate Road Westwood
Ramsgate
Kent
CT12 6SJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CURTIS, Lionel Edgar→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURTIS, Lionel Edgar→
director · ~82y · appointed 2008-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Christine Angela→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-28 · resigned 2008-11-23
Resigned
GRAY, Christine Angela→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-05-28 · resigned 2008-11-23
Resigned
KHICK, Julia Elizabeth→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-10-17 · resigned 2020-06-18
Resigned
NICHOLSON, Peter→
director · ~76y · appointed 2020-04-21 · resigned 2020-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
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2025-03-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-09-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-04