1893 RTM COMPANY LTD

🌳Matureactive

07790005 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-09-28

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£1.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 81100

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,197

Net assets shrinking

Down £3,381 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1k

↓ 74% YoY

Current Assets

£1k

↓ 70% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£1.2k	£4.6k
Current assets	£1.4k	£4.8k
Net assets	£1.2k	£4.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2025-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
➖
WILKINSON, Andrew Steven resigned
director
2024-12-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-27
➕
WILSON, Brenda Joyce appointed
director
2024-11-27
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WILSON, Kevin John appointed
director
2024-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-29
➖
DARLING, Lee Dawn resigned
secretary
2022-04-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-15
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DARLING, Nicholas Mark resigned
director
2022-04-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-08
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NOBLE, Philip Edward appointed
director
2022-04-08
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WILKINSON, Andrew Steven appointed
director
2022-02-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-11-20
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MARTIN, Denise Maureen resigned
director
2017-11-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-02-01
➕
DARLING, Lee Dawn appointed
secretary
2014-02-01
➖
GUNN, Charles James resigned
secretary
2014-02-01
➕
DARLING, Nicholas Mark appointed
director
2014-02-01
➖
SUTCLIFFE, Jason resigned
director
2011-09-28
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Company incorporated
As 1893 RTM COMPANY LTD
2011-09-28
➕
GUNN, Charles James appointed
secretary
2011-09-28
➕
MARTIN, Denise Maureen appointed
director
2011-09-28
➕
SUTCLIFFE, Jason appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Incorporated2011-09-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

The Grange, 48 Yarmouth Road

Yarmouth Road

North Walsham

Norfolk

NR28 9AT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-12

Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

NOBLE, Philip Edward→

director · ~64y · appointed 2022-04-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WILSON, Brenda Joyce→

director · ~65y · appointed 2024-11-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WILSON, Kevin John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2024-11-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DARLING, Lee Dawn→

secretary · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2022-04-29

Resigned

GUNN, Charles James→

secretary · appointed 2011-09-28 · resigned 2014-02-01

Resigned

DARLING, Nicholas Mark→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2022-04-15

Resigned

MARTIN, Denise Maureen→

director · ~78y · appointed 2011-09-28 · resigned 2017-11-20

Resigned

SUTCLIFFE, Jason→

director · ~54y · appointed 2011-09-28 · resigned 2014-02-01

Resigned

WILKINSON, Andrew Steven→

director · ~59y · appointed 2022-04-08 · resigned 2025-04-07

Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-10-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-12-05

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-11-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-01

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-05-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-04-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-04-12

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-04-12