17 ST ANNS ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07233846 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-04-23
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-24➖DALY, Joseph William resigneddirector
- 2025-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-05-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-05-01➕PAXTON, William Neil appointeddirector
- 2017-04-30➖WOLFE, Doreen Jill resigneddirector
- 2017-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 17 ST ANNS ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED
- 2010-04-23➕DALY, Joseph William appointeddirector
- 2010-04-23➕WOLFE, Doreen Jill appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr William Neil Paxton Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/04/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Joseph William Dalyceased 22/04/2026· board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 30 BRITANIA SUB LIMITED→ 14653016 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 31 FOUNTAYNE LTD→ 11645359 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 32 COBHAM LTD→ 10880102 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 38 38A SHAFTESBURY LTD→ 16846214 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 GENESTA ROAD RTM COMPANY LTD→ 10244339 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 3D CARERS LTD→ 13988155 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 3DEN LIMITED→ 15185534 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 4 WESLEY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 13483417 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 44 METEOR ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 10187728 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 44PROP LIMITED→ 16325251 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 45 THE MALL LIMITED→ 11929864 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
11 Rochester Drive
Westcliff-On-Sea
Essex
SS0 0NJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
PAXTON, William Neil→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DALY, Joseph William→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2010-04-23 · resigned 2026-04-24
WOLFE, Doreen Jill→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2010-04-23 · resigned 2017-04-30
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-01