1 LONGFELLOW RTM COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06709480 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-09-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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 (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 accountsCash
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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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-08-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-01-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-12-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-01-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-17➕ABRAHAM, Mark appointeddirector
- 2012-06-23➖WESTBROOK, Michael resigneddirector
- 2008-12-02➕NIELSEN, Gitte appointedsecretary
- 2008-12-02➖NIELSEN, Gitte resigneddirector
- 2008-09-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 LONGFELLOW RTM COMPANY LIMITED
- 2008-09-29➕DEVADASON, Pranil appointeddirector
- 2008-09-29➕HILL, Marc appointeddirector
- 2008-09-29➕NIELSEN, Gitte appointeddirector
- 2008-09-29➕WESTBROOK, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +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
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Pranil Devadson Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53 | — | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Mark Abraham Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73 | — | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Marc Hill Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53 | — | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Admirals Offices Main Gate Road
The Historic Dockyard
Chatham
ME4 4TZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
ABRAHAM, Mark→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2013-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEVADASON, Pranil→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2008-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NIELSEN, Gitte→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-09-29 · resigned 2008-12-02
WESTBROOK, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2008-09-29 · resigned 2012-06-23
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30