B.O. REILLY & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04405592 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£64k£127k£191k£254k£318kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£645.6k
Current assets—£153.4k
Cash—£455
Debtors—£152.9k
Net assets—£318.1k
Average employees10—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-01-01
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    REILLY, Patricia resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-05
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  7. 2023-04-05
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-03-04
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    REILLY, Bernard Oliver resigned
    director
  9. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-03
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-06-01
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    REILLY, Peter Christopher appointed
    director
  12. 2021-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-10-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2016-08-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  21. 2002-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As B.O. REILLY & SONS LIMITED
  22. 2002-03-27
    ➕
    REILLY, Christopher Mark appointed
    director
  23. 2002-03-27
    ➕
    REILLY, Patricia appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-03-27
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-03-27
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-03-27
    ➕
    REILLY, Bernard Oliver appointed
    director
  27. 2002-03-27
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2002-03-27
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "REILLY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — REILLY, Peter Christopher (same surname) appointed 2022-06-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-10

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Mark Reilly
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Bernard Oliver Reillyceased 26/05/2022· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210

Registered office

19 North Road
Clifton Upon Dunsmore
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV23 0BW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-27

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

REILLY, Christopher Mark→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REILLY, Peter Christopher→
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REILLY, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-27 · resigned 2025-01-01
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-27 · resigned 2002-03-27
Resigned
REILLY, Bernard Oliver→
director · ~89y · appointed 2002-03-27 · resigned 2023-03-04
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-27 · resigned 2002-03-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property15/08/2016—
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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-15