1-4 SHIRLEY CLOSE "RTM" COMPANY LIMITED

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07358116 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-08-26
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active 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 (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
42 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 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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets—£0
Net assets—£0

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
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-11
    ➖
    OFFINGTON RTM COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  3. 2026-03-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-05-26
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-20
    ➕
    BURDETT, Joanne appointed
    director
  11. 2022-05-20
    ➖
    BURDETT, Joanne Margaret resigned
    secretary
  12. 2021-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-02-04
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Carolyn resigned
    director
  16. 2019-04-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-10-01
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Carolyn appointed
    director
  20. 2014-08-01
    ➖
    DONNEKY, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
    director
  21. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    OFFINGTON RTM COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2010-08-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1-4 SHIRLEY CLOSE "RTM" COMPANY LIMITED
  23. 2010-08-26
    ➕
    BURDETT, Joanne Margaret appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-08-26
    ➕
    DONNEKY, Catherine Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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

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.

🏛️
Offington Rtm Ltd
Corporate parent
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1-4 SHIRLEY CLOSE "RTM" COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 07358116

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 influence31/07/2016

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
Incorporated2010-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

4 Shirley Close
Worthing
West Sussex
BN14 9BA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BURDETT, Joanne→
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURDETT, Joanne Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-26 · resigned 2022-05-20
Resigned
DONNEKY, Catherine Elizabeth→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-08-26 · resigned 2014-08-01
Resigned
HAMILTON, Carolyn→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2020-02-04
Resigned
OFFINGTON RTM COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2026-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 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
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
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
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17