55 & 55A QUEENS ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07570084 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-03-18
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (69/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-12
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    EDWARDS, John Kenneth resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-19
    ➖
    GREAVES, Benjamin John resigned
    director
  8. 2024-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-03-15
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    GREAVES, Benjamin John appointed
    director
  18. 2018-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2017-08-24
    ➖
    LESTER-GEORGE, Sarah Patricia resigned
    secretary
  21. 2011-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 55 & 55A QUEENS ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED
  22. 2011-03-18
    ➕
    THORPE, Stuart James appointed
    director
  23. 2011-03-18
    ➕
    LESTER-GEORGE, Sarah Patricia appointed
    secretary
  24. 2011-03-18
    ➕
    EDWARDS, John Kenneth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2011-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

55a Queens Road
Aldershot
GU11 3JE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

THORPE, Stuart James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LESTER-GEORGE, Sarah Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-18 · resigned 2017-08-24
Resigned
EDWARDS, John Kenneth→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-03-18 · resigned 2026-03-12
Resigned
GREAVES, Benjamin John→
director · ~34y · appointed 2018-03-15 · resigned 2024-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-18