V E REANEY CHEMIST LTD

🌳Matureactive
NI058385 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees3500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-08-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-10-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-01-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-12-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-12-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2021-12-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2021-12-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2021-11-30
    ➕
    SMYTH, Julie-Anne appointed
    director
  22. 2021-11-30
    ➕
    WILKINSON, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    director
  23. 2021-11-30
    ➕
    WILKINSON, Samuel Mark appointed
    director
  24. 2021-11-30
    ➕
    WILKINSON, Samuel John appointed
    director
  25. 2021-11-30
    ➖
    REANEY, Christine Sarah Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  26. 2021-11-30
    ➖
    REANEY, Christine Sarah Elizabeth resigned
    director
  27. 2021-11-30
    ➖
    REANEY, Jeffrey Paul resigned
    director
  28. 2021-09-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2011-09-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Northern Bank Limited
  30. 2006-03-07
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    Company incorporated
    As V E REANEY CHEMIST LTD
  31. 2006-03-07
    ➕
    KANE, Dorothy May appointed
    secretary
  32. 2006-03-07
    ➖
    KANE, Dorothy May resigned
    secretary
  33. 2006-03-07
    ➕
    REANEY, Christine Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  34. 2006-03-07
    ➕
    REANEY, Christine Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    director
  35. 2006-03-07
    ➕
    REANEY, Jeffrey Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +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

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WILKINSON, Samuel Mark (same surname) appointed 2021-11-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Wilkinson Family Healthcare Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wilkinson Family Healthcare Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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V E REANEY CHEMIST LTD
This company · NI058385

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wilkinson Family Healthcare Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/11/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Christine Sarah Elizabeth Reaneyceased 30/11/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Mr Jeffrey Paul Reaneyceased 30/11/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated2006-03-07
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

62 Main Street
Garvagh
Co Londonderry
BT51 5AE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

SMYTH, Julie-Anne→
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKINSON, Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKINSON, Samuel Mark→
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKINSON, Samuel John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KANE, Dorothy May→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-07 · resigned 2006-03-07
Resigned
REANEY, Christine Sarah Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-07 · resigned 2021-11-30
Resigned
REANEY, Christine Sarah Elizabeth→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-03-07 · resigned 2021-11-30
Resigned
REANEY, Jeffrey Paul→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-03-07 · resigned 2021-11-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Northern Bank
Northern Bank Limited
Floating charge1 property23/09/201102/09/2021

Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02