12 COWBRIDGE RTM COMPANY LTD
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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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
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11➖WARWICK ESTATES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-09-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-05-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-23➖RILEY, Christopher Scott resigneddirector
- 2019-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-05-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-05-14📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2018-05-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-03-02➖URBAN OWNERS LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-03-02➕WARWICK ESTATES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-19➕MACNAMARA, Annie Babette appointeddirector
- 2017-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-02-10➕RILEY, Christopher Scott appointeddirector
- 2014-04-23➖BARRETT, Gail resigneddirector
- 2012-05-01➖SPENCER, Julie resigneddirector
- 2011-02-07➕FISHER, Clare appointeddirector
- 2009-05-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 12 COWBRIDGE RTM COMPANY LTD
- 2009-05-28➕URBAN OWNERS LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-05-28➕BARRETT, Gail appointeddirector
- 2009-05-28➕SPENCER, Julie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
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