A REID HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11904853 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£614.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 7.0y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 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.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £614,538
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£51k
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£615k
↑ 9.7% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£123k£246k£369k£492k£615kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£650.4k£678.5k
Cash£50.8k£60.9k
Net assets£614.5k£560.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2025-10-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-10-21
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  4. 2025-10-21
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2025-10-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2023-05-16
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2023-04-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2023-04-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Trevor William Bartlett and Anne Bartlett
  13. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2020-11-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2020-09-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2020-09-09
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  19. 2020-09-09
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  20. 2020-09-09
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  21. 2020-08-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2020-08-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
  23. 2019-07-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2019-03-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A REID HOLDINGS LIMITED
  25. 2019-03-26
    REID, Adele Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 "REID" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Adele Louise Reid
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
5075%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/03/2019

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
Incorporated2019-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

123 Wellington Road South
Stockport
SK1 3TH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

REID, Adele Louise
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-03-26
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Trevor William Bartlett and Anne Bartlett
A registered charge05/04/2023
outstanding
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
A registered charge1 property25/08/2020
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge09/07/201919/11/2020
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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-21
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-10-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-04-06