13-21 LINDEN COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED

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09767222 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-09-08
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.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
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
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-05
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-01
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    PAYNE, Pamela resigned
    director
  4. 2024-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-03-01
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    HUNT, Alan John resigned
    director
  12. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-11
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-06-08
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2017-04-11
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    MCGILL, Ian Edwin appointed
    director
  18. 2015-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 13-21 LINDEN COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED
  19. 2015-09-08
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    HUNT, Alan John appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-08
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    PAYNE, Pamela appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Incorporated2015-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

13 Montpelier Avenue
Bexley
DA5 3AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MCGILL, Ian Edwin→
director · ~71y · appointed 2017-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUNT, Alan John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-09-08 · resigned 2020-03-01
Resigned
PAYNE, Pamela→
director · ~92y · appointed 2015-09-08 · resigned 2025-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01