BIG D ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04630859 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-08
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
76 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-21
    ➖
    REEVES, Maxine resigned
    secretary
  14. 2018-09-21
    ➖
    REEVES, Maxine resigned
    director
  15. 2018-09-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-04-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-12-01
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    REEVES, Sally appointed
    director
  20. 2016-12-01
    ➕
    REEVES, Maxine appointed
    director
  21. 2008-01-07
    ➖
    REEVES, John Tregear resigned
    director
  22. 2004-04-06
    ➕
    REEVES, John Tregear appointed
    director
  23. 2003-01-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BIG D ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  24. 2003-01-08
    ➕
    REEVES, David Mark appointed
    director
  25. 2003-01-08
    ➕
    MCEWEN, Sylvia appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-01-08
    ➖
    MCEWEN, Sylvia resigned
    secretary
  27. 2003-01-08
    ➕
    REEVES, Maxine appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Mark Reeves
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Sally Reeves
Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73
—25–50%25-50% voting23/11/2017

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
Incorporated2003-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

2 Beach Road
Littlehampton
BN17 5HT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

REEVES, David Mark→
director · ~47y · appointed 2003-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REEVES, Sally→
director · ~73y · appointed 2017-12-01
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Active
MCEWEN, Sylvia→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-08 · resigned 2003-01-08
Resigned
REEVES, Maxine→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-08 · resigned 2018-09-21
Resigned
REEVES, John Tregear→
director · ~44y · appointed 2004-04-06 · resigned 2008-01-07
Resigned
REEVES, Maxine→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-12-01 · resigned 2018-09-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23