136-138 LLANDAFF ROAD RMC LTD
🌳Matureactive
10114236 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-04-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
20 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-09🏢Company incorporatedAs 136-138 LLANDAFF ROAD RMC LTD
- 2016-04-09➕DAWSON, Joel appointeddirector
- 2016-04-09➕NICHOLAS, Richard appointeddirector
- 2016-04-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Rich Nicholas Individual · Welsh · DOB 09/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/04/2016 |
Mr Joel Dawson Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Trade services · CF postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
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| A & G MOBILE (REPAIRS) LIMITED→ 09631769 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| A F DELIVERIES VAN LTD→ 16919767 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A&D TREE CARE LIMITED→ 15771856 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AC DOORS WALES LTD→ 15730500 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACE DEBT RECOVERY LTD→ 15591924 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACW FUNERALS LIMITED→ 13362924 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADEPTA ENGINEERING LIMITED→ 04034354 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ADFELLO LIMITED→ 16629297 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADJ PROTECTION LTD→ 13667715 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADNOD CYF→ 07304372 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ADOLFSEN ELEKTRO LTD→ 10207405 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ADVANCE CLEANING MANAGEMENT T/A CCS SERVICES LIMITED→ 08700791 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-04-09
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100
Registered office
136-138 Llandaff Road
Pontcanna
Cardiff
CF11 9PW
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DAWSON, Joel→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NICHOLAS, Richard→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-04-09
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-06