D.N.A. REYNOLDS SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08661755 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-22

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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year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£163.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38110

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 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

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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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 · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £162,953

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£163k

↑ 18% YoY

Current Assets

£188k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£172.0k	£138.2k
Current assets	£188.1k	£188.4k
Net assets	£163.0k	£138.2k

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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-11-07
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2024-12-06
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2023-11-16
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2023-01-23
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accounts · AA
2021-11-24
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accounts · AA
2020-12-12
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accounts · AA
2019-12-12
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accounts · AA
2019-07-10
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officers · TM01
2019-07-10
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officers · TM02
2019-06-12
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REYNOLDS, Alan Paul resigned
secretary
2019-06-12
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REYNOLDS, Alan Paul resigned
director
2018-12-17
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accounts · AA
2017-12-21
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accounts · AA
2016-12-12
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accounts · AA
2016-07-15
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officers · AP01
2016-07-14
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REYNOLDS, Alan Paul appointed
director
2016-01-26
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accounts · AA
2015-08-24
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2013-08-22
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Company incorporated
As D.N.A. REYNOLDS SERVICES LIMITED
2013-08-22
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REYNOLDS, David Derick appointed
director
2013-08-22
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REYNOLDS, Tina Joy appointed
director
2013-08-22
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REYNOLDS, Alan Paul appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

96/100

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 "REYNOLDS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Derick Reynolds Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Tina Joy Reynolds Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68	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

Incorporated2013-08-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

The Willows

West Carr Road

Attleborough

NR17 1AN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-05

Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

REYNOLDS, David Derick→

director · ~70y · appointed 2013-08-22

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Active

REYNOLDS, Tina Joy→

director · ~68y · appointed 2013-08-22

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Active

REYNOLDS, Alan Paul→

secretary · appointed 2013-08-22 · resigned 2019-06-12

Resigned

REYNOLDS, Alan Paul→

director · ~42y · appointed 2016-07-14 · resigned 2019-06-12

Resigned

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