ALAN REED ART LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04886608 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-03

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

£17.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47781

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90030Artistic creation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -71% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £17,041

Cash draining

Cash down 71% YoY

Cash YoY

-71%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1k

↓ 71% YoY

Net Worth

£17k

↑ 53% YoY

Current Assets

£31k

↑ 5.8% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£17.0k	£16.6k
Current assets	£31.4k	£29.6k
Cash	£1.1k	£3.6k
Debtors	£10.7k	£6.0k
Net assets	£17.0k	£11.1k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

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Company incorporated
As ALAN REED ART LIMITED
2003-09-03
➕
REED, Susan Patricia appointed
secretary
2003-09-03
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REED, Alan appointed
director
2003-09-03
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REED, Susan Patricia appointed
director
2003-09-03
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RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-03
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RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-03
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RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2003-09-03
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RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 "REED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Reed Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Susan Patricia Reed Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-09-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47781 — SIC 47781

Registered office

15 Riverside Studios Amethyst Road

Newcastle Business Park

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE4 7YL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-17

Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

REED, Susan Patricia→

secretary · appointed 2003-09-03

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Active

REED, Alan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2003-09-03

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Active

REED, Susan Patricia→

director · ~71y · appointed 2003-09-03

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Active

RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-03 · resigned 2003-09-03

Resigned

RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2003-09-03 · resigned 2003-09-03

Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-04-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-29

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-09-16

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officers · CH01

2025-09-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-09-16

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address · AD01

2025-09-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-06-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-02

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-04-30

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-04-29

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

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change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-04-29

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-04-29

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

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