164-169 BURFORD RTM COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.4k | £-3.0k |
| Current assets | £2.0k | £357 |
| Net assets | £-1.9k | £-3.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2020-06-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2019-06-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-05-31🏢Company incorporatedAs 164-169 BURFORD RTM COMPANY LIMITED
- 2019-05-31➕EVANS, Raemonde Catherine appointeddirector
- 2019-05-31➕RUSSELL, Elliott appointeddirector
- 2019-05-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
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