25 LIME GROVE RTM COMPANY LTD

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09338931 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-12-03
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets—£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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-17
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    BEVAN, Clare Juliet, Professor resigned
    director
  5. 2023-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-03
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-12
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2016-05-10
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    BEVAN, Clare Juliet, Professor appointed
    director
  15. 2016-05-10
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    FOWLER, William Gordon Peter resigned
    director
  16. 2016-05-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-03-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-12-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 25 LIME GROVE RTM COMPANY LTD
  19. 2014-12-03
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    HARLAN, Alice Clare appointed
    director
  20. 2014-12-03
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    FOWLER, William Gordon Peter appointed
    director
  21. 2014-12-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Alice Clare Harlan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence03/08/2016

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
Incorporated2014-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

79 Church Road
Petersfield
Hampshire
GU32 2DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HARLAN, Alice Clare→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEVAN, Clare Juliet, Professor→
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-05-10 · resigned 2023-03-17
Resigned
FOWLER, William Gordon Peter→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-12-03 · resigned 2016-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-16