109-139 COLUMBIA PLACE RTM COMPANY LTD

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09788816 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-09-22
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£53.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £53,031

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£53k
↑ 9.2% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£23k£35k£47k£58kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£57.4k£52.9k
Current assets£58.4k£53.9k
Net assets£53.0k£48.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-12-30
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    GABA, Benjamin resigned
    director
  7. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-21
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-02-11
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    RTM SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  15. 2016-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-01-14
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    RTM NOMINEES DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  17. 2016-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2016-01-14
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    address · AD01
  19. 2015-09-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 109-139 COLUMBIA PLACE RTM COMPANY LTD
  20. 2015-09-22
    ➕
    HULSTON, Bruce appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-09-22
    ➕
    HULSTON, Bruce Eric appointed
    director
  22. 2015-09-22
    ➕
    GABA, Benjamin appointed
    director
  23. 2015-09-22
    ➕
    RTM NOMINEES DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2015-09-22
    ➕
    RTM SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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

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
Incorporated2015-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Mill Common Farm Mill Lane
Snetterton
Norwich
Norfolk
NR16 2LQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HULSTON, Bruce→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-22
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Active
HULSTON, Bruce Eric→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-09-22
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Active
GABA, Benjamin→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-09-22 · resigned 2022-12-30
Resigned
RTM NOMINEES DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2015-09-22 · resigned 2016-01-14
Resigned
RTM SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2015-09-22 · resigned 2016-02-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-03