20 VRN RTM COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06844802 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-03-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-24
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    DUFF, Alexander Graham resigned
    director
  6. 2022-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2016-08-10
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    DUFF, Alexander Graham appointed
    director
  15. 2016-03-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-11-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2015-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    TEARE, Clare appointed
    director
  19. 2015-05-01
    ➖
    STEVENS, Christopher resigned
    director
  20. 2011-08-11
    ➖
    BROWN, Gary Douglas resigned
    director
  21. 2009-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 20 VRN RTM COMPANY LIMITED
  22. 2009-03-12
    ➕
    BROWN, Gary Douglas appointed
    director
  23. 2009-03-12
    ➕
    STEVENS, Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Clare Teare
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
——board controlboard control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Flat 2 20 Victoria Road North
Southsea
Hampshire
PO5 1AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

TEARE, Clare→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Gary Douglas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-03-12 · resigned 2011-08-11
Resigned
DUFF, Alexander Graham→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-08-10 · resigned 2022-03-24
Resigned
STEVENS, Christopher→
director · ~44y · appointed 2009-03-12 · resigned 2015-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-13