C.C. REED & COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00838684 · ltd · incorporated 1965-02-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£704.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -54% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 22.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £704,345
Net assets shrinking
Down £928,095 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 54% YoY
Cash YoY
-54%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£86k
↓ 54% YoY
Net Worth
£704k
↓ 57% YoY
Current Assets
£472k
↓ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.43M | £2.40M |
| Current assets | £471.6k | £1.60M |
| Cash | £86.3k | £187.8k |
| Debtors | £126.7k | £1.02M |
| Net assets | £704.3k | £1.63M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-18📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-07-03📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-07-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-28➕BLANCHARD, Nicholas David appointeddirector
- 2021-11-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2012-09-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-04-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2005-10-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-08-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1996-05-23➖REED, Florence Mary resigneddirector
- 1965-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs C.C. REED & COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BLANCHARD, Nicholas David (same surname) appointed 2022-07-28. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 61 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Antony William Ingham Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 05/12/2025 |
Mr David Malcolm Blanchard Individual · British · DOB 01/1946 · age 80 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Diana Mary Blanchard Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Florence Mary Reedceased 17/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Florence Mary Reedceased 10/12/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mr Antony William Inghamceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1965-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
15 Prospect Street
Bridlington
East Yorkshire
YO15 2AE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
BLANCHARD, Nicholas David→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-07-28
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REED, Florence Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~104y · resigned 1996-05-23
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 22/11/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 16/10/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 14/10/2005 | 25/04/2012 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 22/08/2003 | 25/09/2012 |
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Recent filings (113 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-15
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-07-18
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-24