C & O REEVES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08595617 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-03

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£9.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £9,180

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£9k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£9k

↓ 2.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£9.2k	£9.2k
Current assets	£9.2k	£9.4k
Debtors	£3.9k	£4.1k
Net assets	£9.2k	£9.2k

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

2026-03-23
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2025-02-27
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2024-03-21
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2023-03-20
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2022-02-18
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2020-09-21
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2019-11-20
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2019-01-07
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2018-01-29
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2017-03-28
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accounts · AA
2016-09-13
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officers · CH01
2016-09-13
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address · AD01
2016-03-29
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accounts · AA
2015-07-20
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2015-03-02
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accounts · AA
2013-12-24
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CATTRAN, Charles Davy resigned
director
2013-12-24
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CATTRAN, Jack Peter resigned
director
2013-12-24
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HUDSON, Katie Robina resigned
director
2013-12-24
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MILLARD, Charlotte Maria resigned
director
2013-12-24
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STEVENS, Isabel Cherry resigned
director
2013-12-24
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WHITELOCK, Henrietta Rose resigned
director
2013-08-10
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REEVES, Chloe Elizabeth appointed
director
2013-08-10
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CATTRAN, Charles Davy appointed
director
2013-08-10
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CATTRAN, Jack Peter appointed
director
2013-08-10
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HUDSON, Katie Robina appointed
director
2013-08-10
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MILLARD, Charlotte Maria appointed
director
2013-08-10
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STEVENS, Isabel Cherry appointed
director
2013-07-03
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Company incorporated
As C & O REEVES LIMITED
2013-07-03
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WHITELOCK, Henrietta Rose appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "REEVES" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Chloe Elizabeth Reeves Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45	75–100%	—	75-100% 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-07-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Old Coach House Trythogga

Gulval

Penzance

TR18 3LY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-17

Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

REEVES, Chloe Elizabeth→

director · ~45y · appointed 2013-08-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CATTRAN, Charles Davy→

director · ~37y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-12-24

Resigned

CATTRAN, Jack Peter→

director · ~43y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-12-24

Resigned

HUDSON, Katie Robina→

director · ~51y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-12-24

Resigned

MILLARD, Charlotte Maria→

director · ~49y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-12-24

Resigned

STEVENS, Isabel Cherry→

director · ~40y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-12-24

Resigned

WHITELOCK, Henrietta Rose→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-07-03 · resigned 2013-12-24

Resigned

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