1-4 PASTON COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

07483754 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-01-06

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

£-1.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

39 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £1,657

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£2k

↓ 2.4% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£-1.7k	£-1.6k
Net assets	£-1.7k	£-1.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-01-07
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officers · TM01
2026-01-01
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NEVILLE, Alan Raymond resigned
director
2025-10-31
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accounts · AA
2024-10-28
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accounts · AA
2023-10-22
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accounts · AA
2022-03-28
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accounts · AA
2021-10-31
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accounts · AA
2020-10-31
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accounts · AA
2019-10-27
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accounts · AA
2018-10-30
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accounts · AA
2017-10-10
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accounts · AA
2016-10-23
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accounts · AA
2016-01-19
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2015-10-22
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accounts · AA
2015-01-10
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annual-return · AR01
2014-11-10
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accounts · AA
2012-01-06
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RTM NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD resigned
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2012-01-06
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RTM SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
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2011-01-06
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Company incorporated
As 1-4 PASTON COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED
2011-01-06
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PENROSE, Joanne appointed
secretary
2011-01-06
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NEVILLE, Adrian Spencer appointed
director
2011-01-06
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NEVILLE, Alan Raymond appointed
director
2011-01-06
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RTM NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD appointed
corporate-director
2011-01-06
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RTM SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
corporate-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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adrian Spencer Neville Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	07/04/2016

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

Incorporated2011-01-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

3 Harvey Drive

North Walsham

Norfolk

NR28 0TJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-20

Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

PENROSE, Joanne→

secretary · appointed 2011-01-06

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Active

NEVILLE, Adrian Spencer→

director · ~64y · appointed 2011-01-06

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Active

NEVILLE, Alan Raymond→

director · ~87y · appointed 2011-01-06 · resigned 2026-01-01

Resigned

RTM NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD→

corporate-director · appointed 2011-01-06 · resigned 2012-01-06

Resigned

RTM SECRETARIAL LTD→

corporate-director · appointed 2011-01-06 · resigned 2012-01-06

Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-08

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officers · TM01

2026-01-07