8 HORN LANE RTM COMPANY LIMITED

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07743023 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-08-17
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
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 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
£0
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2020-12-31
    ➖
    WARWICK ESTATES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-05
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  13. 2018-06-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2018-06-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-03-02
    ➖
    URBAN OWNERS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2018-03-02
    ➕
    WARWICK ESTATES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2017-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-25
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  19. 2011-08-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 8 HORN LANE RTM COMPANY LIMITED
  20. 2011-08-17
    ➕
    SYKES, Edward Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2011-08-17
    ➕
    URBAN OWNERS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

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

58/100
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.
  • 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
Incorporated2011-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2 Bradmore Road
Bradmore
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV3 9BH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SYKES, Edward Alexander→
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
URBAN OWNERS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-08-17 · resigned 2018-03-02
Resigned
WARWICK ESTATES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-03-02 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18