ALEX REID LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01025547 · ltd · incorporated 1971-09-29
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
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 42.2y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
32 officers (5 active, 32 linked, 25 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
199 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (83 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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  2. 2025-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  4. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-06-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-06-01
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    JONES, Neil Garry appointed
    director
  9. 2022-06-01
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    GARTHWAITE, Nicholas James resigned
    director
  10. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-04
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  12. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-02-10
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    WALKER, Darren resigned
    director
  18. 2014-11-06
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2014-07-01
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  20. 2014-05-30
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    Charge satisfied #6
  21. 2014-05-22
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    CHRISTEYNS NV appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2014-05-22
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    BOSTOEN, Alain resigned
    director
  23. 2014-02-28
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    CARMODY, John Joseph resigned
    director
  24. 2014-02-28
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2013-01-01
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    ROBERTS, Julie Susan appointed
    director
  26. 2012-12-05
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    ROBERTS, Julie Susan appointed
    secretary
  27. 2012-12-05
    ➕
    WITTOUCK, Jozef appointed
    director
  28. 2012-12-05
    ➖
    HUMPAGE, Benjamin Mark resigned
    secretary
  29. 2012-12-05
    ➕
    BOSTOEN, Alain appointed
    director
  30. 2012-12-05
    ➕
    CARMODY, John Joseph appointed
    director
  31. 2012-12-05
    ➕
    GARTHWAITE, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  32. 2012-12-05
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    HUMPAGE, Benjamin Mark resigned
    director
  33. 2012-12-05
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    MONAGHAN, Yvonne May resigned
    director
  34. 2012-12-05
    ➖
    OGLE, Paul Derek resigned
    director
  35. 2012-12-05
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    TALBOT, John Andrew resigned
    director
  36. 2010-12-06
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    WALKER, Darren appointed
    director
  37. 2010-10-04
    ➕
    HUMPAGE, Benjamin Mark appointed
    secretary
  38. 2010-10-04
    ➕
    HUMPAGE, Benjamin Mark appointed
    director
  39. 2010-09-22
    ➖
    WOOD, Ruth Christine resigned
    secretary
  40. 2010-09-22
    ➖
    WOOD, Ruth Christine resigned
    director
  41. 2010-04-30
    ➖
    WATTS, Mathew resigned
    director
  42. 2010-04-27
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    WOOD, Ruth Christine appointed
    secretary
  43. 2010-04-27
    ➕
    OGLE, Paul Derek appointed
    director
  44. 2010-04-27
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    WOOD, Ruth Christine appointed
    director
  45. 2010-01-15
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    Charge satisfied #5
  46. 2010-01-08
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  47. 2009-11-30
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    DUNFORD, Dominic Manton resigned
    secretary
  48. 2008-11-11
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    Charge satisfied #4
  49. 2008-04-18
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (In Its Capacity as Security Trustee)
  50. 2008-01-10
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    TALBOT, John Andrew appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 83 events

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alain Joseph Andre Bostoen
Individual · Belgian · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—sig. influence75-100% shares · significant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1971-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96010 — Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products

Registered office

Christeyns Uk Limited Rutland Street
East Bowling
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD4 7EA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-15
Last: 2026-07-01

Officers (5 active · 27 resigned)

ROBERTS, Julie Susan→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Neil Garry→
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-06-01
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Active
ROBERTS, Julie Susan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-01-01
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Active
WITTOUCK, Jozef→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-12-05
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Active
CHRISTEYNS NV→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-05-22
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Active
DUNFORD, Dominic Manton→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-14 · resigned 2009-11-30
Resigned
HODGSON, Robert→
secretary · resigned 2006-05-26
Resigned
HUMPAGE, Benjamin Mark→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-04 · resigned 2012-12-05
Resigned
MONAGHAN, Yvonne May→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-26 · resigned 2007-08-14
Resigned
WOOD, Ruth Christine→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-27 · resigned 2010-09-22
Resigned
BOSTOEN, Alain→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-12-05 · resigned 2014-05-22
Resigned
CARMODY, John Joseph→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-12-05 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
DAVIS, Paul Gerard→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-12-08 · resigned 2006-05-31
Resigned
DOWLING, Patrick Junior→
director · ~81y · resigned 2006-07-03
Resigned
ELLIOTT, Adrian→
director · ~62y · appointed 1995-01-01 · resigned 2006-05-31
Resigned
ELLIOTT, Patrick Ashworth→
director · ~86y · resigned 1998-04-21
Resigned
ELLIOTT, Thomas Andrew→
director · ~80y · resigned 2006-07-03
Resigned
GARTHWAITE, Nicholas James→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-12-05 · resigned 2022-06-01
Resigned
GREGSON, Martin Frederick→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2006-05-31
Resigned
HODGSON, Robert→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-02-01 · resigned 2006-05-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—06/11/2014—
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge—01/07/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property28/02/2014—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Security agreement1 property08/01/201030/05/2014
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (In Its Capacity as Security Trustee)
Security agreemnet1 property18/04/200815/01/2010
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (As Agent for National Westminster Bank PLC)
Security agreement1 property28/12/200711/11/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bowmaker Limited
Fixed charge1 property14/02/199426/10/1998
satisfied
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Credit agreement1 property16/01/199223/03/2000
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property14/05/198424/01/2004
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Recent filings (199 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2021-01-04