14 ARGYLE STREET RTM COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08299811 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-11-20
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-23📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2014-12-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2014-12-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-06➖KELLY, Eamonn Joseph resignedsecretary
- 2014-10-06➖KELLY, Eamonn Joseph resigneddirector
- 2014-10-05➕XAVIER, Focas Rohan appointedsecretary
- 2014-10-05➕XAVIER, Focas Rohan appointeddirector
- 2012-11-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 14 ARGYLE STREET RTM COMPANY LIMITED
- 2012-11-20➕KELLY, Eamonn Joseph appointedsecretary
- 2012-11-20➕KELLY, Eamonn Joseph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Focas Rohan Xavier Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares · trust interest | 20/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 02 TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY HOMES LTD→ 12984310 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 04 TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY HOMES LTD→ 12986827 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 1 COLLEGE MEWS LTD→ 12713602 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 111 MARJORAM WALK LTD→ 12713387 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 147 LDN LTD→ 13925350 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 15 GEORGE STREET (READING) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 10211672 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 2 COLLEGE MEWS LTD→ 14304505 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 2 ORMONDE GATE LIMITED→ 08165955 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 2 PRIORY AVENUE FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 16121526 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2 SAXON STREET LIMITED→ 13361686 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 20 BATOUM GARDENS LTD→ 05572250 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2012-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
18 Stapleford Road
Reading
RG30 3ED
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
XAVIER, Focas Rohan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
XAVIER, Focas Rohan→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KELLY, Eamonn Joseph→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-11-20 · resigned 2014-10-06
KELLY, Eamonn Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2012-11-20 · resigned 2014-10-06
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-07