5-8 SHIRLEY CLOSE "RTM" COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07305542 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-07-06
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
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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 (76/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-11
    OFFINGTON RTM LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  3. 2026-03-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-05-27
    LOUDOUN, Daniel James appointed
    director
  7. 2024-04-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-02-01
    SPELLS, Sara Letitia resigned
    director
  10. 2023-04-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-05-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-01-24
    SPELLS, Sara Letitia appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-01
    OFFINGTON RTM LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  20. 2012-10-01
    CRISTINA, Lisa Mary resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-10-01
    HALLIDAY, Lucy Ann resigned
    director
  22. 2010-07-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5-8 SHIRLEY CLOSE "RTM" COMPANY LIMITED
  23. 2010-07-06
    CRISTINA, Lisa Mary appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-07-06
    HALLIDAY, Lucy Ann 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Offington Rtm Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Offington Rtm Ltd
Corporate parent
5-8 SHIRLEY CLOSE "RTM" COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 07305542

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Offington Rtm Ltd
Corporate entity
sig. influencesignificant influence07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

6 Shirley Close
Worthing
West Sussex
BN14 9BA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LOUDOUN, Daniel James
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRISTINA, Lisa Mary
secretary · appointed 2010-07-06 · resigned 2012-10-01
Resigned
HALLIDAY, Lucy Ann
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-07-06 · resigned 2012-10-01
Resigned
SPELLS, Sara Letitia
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-01-24 · resigned 2024-02-01
Resigned
OFFINGTON RTM LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2026-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17