4 EWELME ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07160601 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-02-17
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
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
Net assets shrinking
Down £651 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£130£260£391£521£651Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£0£651
Current assets—£651
Net assets£0£651

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 (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-08-01
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    TROUNCE, Matthew resigned
    director
  5. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-26
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    TROUNCE, Matthew appointed
    director
  10. 2020-02-26
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-01-13
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-01-13
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-01-13
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-01-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-01-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-01-10
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    ADAMSON, Kerry resigned
    secretary
  17. 2020-01-10
    ➖
    ADAMSON, Kerry Stephanie resigned
    director
  18. 2020-01-10
    ➖
    MOUNTFORT, Susannah resigned
    director
  19. 2019-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  21. 2017-09-13
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  22. 2014-02-22
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    ADAMSON, Kerry appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-02-22
    ➕
    ADAMSON, Kerry Stephanie appointed
    director
  24. 2014-02-22
    ➕
    MOUNTFORT, Susannah appointed
    director
  25. 2014-01-30
    ➖
    ODLE, Omar resigned
    secretary
  26. 2013-02-01
    ➖
    KIRK, Steve resigned
    director
  27. 2013-02-01
    ➖
    ODLE, Joanne Joanelle resigned
    director
  28. 2010-02-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 EWELME ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED
  29. 2010-02-17
    ➕
    PATTERSON, Trevor Athol appointed
    director
  30. 2010-02-17
    ➕
    ODLE, Omar appointed
    secretary
  31. 2010-02-17
    ➕
    KIRK, Steve appointed
    director
  32. 2010-02-17
    ➕
    ODLE, Joanne Joanelle appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
Mr Trevor Patterson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Susannah Mountfortceased 10/01/2020· significant influence
  • Ms Kerry Stephanie Adamsonceased 10/01/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2010-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Ewelme Road
Ewelme Road
London
SE23 3BH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

PATTERSON, Trevor Athol→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMSON, Kerry→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-22 · resigned 2020-01-10
Resigned
ODLE, Omar→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-17 · resigned 2014-01-30
Resigned
ADAMSON, Kerry Stephanie→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-02-22 · resigned 2020-01-10
Resigned
KIRK, Steve→
director · ~49y · appointed 2010-02-17 · resigned 2013-02-01
Resigned
MOUNTFORT, Susannah→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-02-22 · resigned 2020-01-10
Resigned
ODLE, Joanne Joanelle→
director · ~49y · appointed 2010-02-17 · resigned 2013-02-01
Resigned
TROUNCE, Matthew→
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-02-26 · resigned 2024-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-26