ACTON HOUSE RTM COMPANY LIMITED

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07370362 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-09-09
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 May 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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 (63/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 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.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  3. 2025-06-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-18
    ➕
    FPS GROUP SERVICES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2023-12-18
    ➖
    INSPIRED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2023-12-18
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  10. 2023-12-18
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2023-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-06
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    TURNER, David Anthony resigned
    director
  14. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-01-25
    ➕
    TURNER, David Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2014-09-09
    ➕
    INSPIRED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2011-09-01
    ➖
    APPLEYARD, Janet resigned
    director
  23. 2010-09-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTON HOUSE RTM COMPANY LIMITED
  24. 2010-09-09
    ➕
    CORNWELL, John Wilson appointed
    director
  25. 2010-09-09
    ➕
    APPLEYARD, Janet appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

C/O Inspired Property Management Fisher House
84 Fisherton Street
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP2 7QY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

FPS GROUP SERVICES→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORNWELL, John Wilson→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INSPIRED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-09-09 · resigned 2023-12-18
Resigned
APPLEYARD, Janet→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-09-09 · resigned 2011-09-01
Resigned
TURNER, David Anthony→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-01-25 · resigned 2023-01-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-06-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-12-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-25