36-40 ELM GROVE RTM COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-20📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2025-11-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-11-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-01➕LANSDOWNE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-11-01➖DACK, Peter Simon resignedsecretary
- 2025-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-04➕DACK, Peter Simon appointedsecretary
- 2014-09-23➖SMITH, Gillian resignedsecretary
- 2013-10-23➕SAUNDERS, Martin Denis James appointeddirector
- 2013-10-23➖ANDERSON, Robert resigneddirector
- 2010-03-31➖PETERS, Adam resignedsecretary
- 2010-03-31➕SMITH, Gillian appointedsecretary
- 2009-11-23➖RTM NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2009-11-23➖RTM SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2009-09-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 36-40 ELM GROVE RTM COMPANY LIMITED
- 2009-09-18➕THRELFALL, Graham appointeddirector
- 2009-09-18➕PETERS, Adam appointedsecretary
- 2009-09-18➕ANDERSON, Robert appointeddirector
- 2009-09-18➕RTM NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2009-09-18➕RTM SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 17 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
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