11 HIGHCROFT VILLAS RTM COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09366303 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-12-23
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (74/100)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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
27 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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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-04➖CLARK, Brenda resigneddirector
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-10-21➖MILLOTT, Sarah Louise resigneddirector
- 2016-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-12-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 11 HIGHCROFT VILLAS RTM COMPANY LIMITED
- 2014-12-23➕WILLIS, David Lincoln appointeddirector
- 2014-12-23➕CLARK, Brenda appointeddirector
- 2014-12-23➕MILLOTT, Sarah Louise 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 66 — 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 66. 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.)
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| 10 WALPOLE TERRACE LIMITED→ 06295176 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 102 LEXHAM GARDENS LIMITED→ 01714766 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
| 105 ROUNDHILL CRESCENT BRIGHTON LIMITED→ 02114413 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| 11 CHATHAM PLACE BRIGHTON LIMITED→ 05068499 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 11 CROMWELL ROAD (HOVE) LIMITED→ 09084040 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 11 FROGNAL FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 07175615 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 11 GOLDSMID ROAD LIMITED→ 10113371 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 11 GRANVILLE ROAD FREEHOLD MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 14291639 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 11 HARTFIELD ROAD (EASTBOURNE) LIMITED→ 05587094 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 11 LEWES CRESCENT BRIGHTON RESIDENTS' COMPANY LIMITED→ 02627845 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| 11 MEDINA VILLAS LESSEES LIMITED→ 03552125 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| 11 MILL ROAD WORTHING LIMITED→ 06517605 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2014-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Ellmans 43
Church Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 2BE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
WILLIS, David Lincoln→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-12-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARK, Brenda→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2014-12-23 · resigned 2024-03-04
MILLOTT, Sarah Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-12-23 · resigned 2016-10-21
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-23