REES INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09983266 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-02
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£868.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71111Architectural activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.7y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~3.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £868,866
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£235k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£869k
↑ 9.9% YoY
Current Assets
£506k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.29M | £1.23M |
| Current assets | £506.1k | £368.7k |
| Cash | £234.6k | £273.0k |
| Debtors | £271.5k | £95.7k |
| Net assets | £868.9k | £790.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-11-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
- 2022-10-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-10-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-12-18➕SAMMANS, Collette Mary appointeddirector
- 2020-12-18➖STARTIN, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2020-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2016-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs REES INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2016-02-02➕SAMMANS, Steven John Rhys appointeddirector
- 2016-02-02➕STARTIN, Andrew John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Collette Mary Sammans Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/12/2020 |
Mr Steven John Rhys Sammans Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew John Startinceased 18/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
14a Market Place
Uttoxeter
Staffordshire
ST14 8HP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SAMMANS, Collette Mary→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAMMANS, Steven John Rhys→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STARTIN, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2016-02-02 · resigned 2020-12-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Precise Mortgages Charter Court Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/11/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/10/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22