174 RTM COMPANY LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10573170 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-01-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£0
Net assets£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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-03
    ➖
    SAYERS, John William resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-11-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-11-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-11-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-09-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-01-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 174 RTM COMPANY LIMITED
  20. 2017-01-19
    ➕
    HARLEY, Jennifer Anne appointed
    director
  21. 2017-01-19
    ➕
    SAYERS, John William appointed
    director
  22. 2017-01-19
    ➕
    SAYERS, John William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John William Sayers
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/01/2017
Ms Jennifer Anne Harley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
—25–50%25-50% voting19/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • John William Sayersceased 03/11/2025· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2-6 Sedlescombe Road North
St. Leonards-On-Sea
East Sussex
TN37 7DG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HARLEY, Jennifer Anne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAYERS, John William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-01-19
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Active
SAYERS, John William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-01-19 · resigned 2025-11-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31