20 PALMERSTON ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10776030 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-05-17
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). 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 (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-292024-09-29

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-10
    ➖
    PATTEN, Laura resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-09-29
    ➕
    PATTEN, Laura appointed
    director
  11. 2020-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-05-21
    ➖
    GAMMON, Matthew resigned
    director
  14. 2019-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-12-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-12-18
    ➖
    COYLE, Darren resigned
    director
  18. 2018-12-18
    ➖
    JAROSZ, Izabela resigned
    director
  19. 2018-03-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2017-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 20 PALMERSTON ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED
  21. 2017-05-17
    ➕
    POTTON, Anita Ingrid appointed
    director
  22. 2017-05-17
    ➕
    COYLE, Darren appointed
    director
  23. 2017-05-17
    ➕
    GAMMON, Matthew appointed
    director
  24. 2017-05-17
    ➕
    JAROSZ, Izabela appointed
    director
  25. 2017-05-17
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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 75 — 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 75 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
Incorporated2017-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

20 Palmerston Road
Westcliff On Sea
Essex
SS0 7TB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-29
Last made up to: 2025-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

POTTON, Anita Ingrid→
director · ~75y · appointed 2017-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COYLE, Darren→
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-05-17 · resigned 2018-12-18
Resigned
GAMMON, Matthew→
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-05-17 · resigned 2019-05-21
Resigned
JAROSZ, Izabela→
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-05-17 · resigned 2018-12-18
Resigned
PATTEN, Laura→
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-09-29 · resigned 2025-11-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-18