1-2 BARLEY COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED

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11041561 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-11-01
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
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (67/100)

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30

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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-11-21
    JONES, Theresa Ann appointed
    secretary
  10. 2018-11-21
    URBAN OWNERS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2018-11-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-11-21
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2018-11-21
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2018-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-11-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1-2 BARLEY COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED
  16. 2017-11-01
    CROOME, Mary appointed
    director
  17. 2017-11-01
    URBAN OWNERS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2017-11-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

65/100
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.

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
Incorporated2017-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

South View Hedley Road
Flackwell Heath
High Wycombe
HP10 9AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

JONES, Theresa Ann
secretary · appointed 2018-11-21
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Active
CROOME, Mary
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-11-01
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Active
URBAN OWNERS LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2018-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-03