REACT PROPERTY REPAIR LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC212714 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-09

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Painting

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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: medium (78/100)

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

10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

93 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-26	2024-06-26
Average employees	4	400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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accounts · AA
2025-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
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officers · TM01
2023-08-09
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officers · TM01
2023-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
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D'ARCY, Andrew Gordon resigned
director
2023-01-10
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GUY, Clare Muir resigned
director
2022-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
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accounts · AA01
2021-04-09
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gazette · DISS40
2021-04-06
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gazette · GAZ1
2021-03-31
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address · AD01
2021-03-31
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address · AD01
2020-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-16
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2017-02-06
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D'ARCY, Andrew Gordon appointed
director
2014-05-01
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GUY, Clare Muir appointed
director
2013-11-26
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GUY, Jacqueline resigned
secretary
2010-11-01
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GUY, Jacqueline appointed
secretary
2010-11-01
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MORGAN, James resigned
secretary
2010-11-01
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MORGAN, James resigned
director
2005-02-04
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MORGAN, James appointed
director
2004-07-15
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GUY, James Joseph resigned
secretary
2004-07-15
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MORGAN, James appointed
secretary
2004-02-23
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GUY, James Joseph appointed
secretary
2000-11-09
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Company incorporated
As REACT PROPERTY REPAIR LTD.
2000-11-09
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GUY, Steven appointed
director
2000-11-09
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GUY, Caryn appointed
secretary
2000-11-09
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GUY, Caryn resigned
secretary
2000-11-09
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-11-09
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-11-09
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-11-09
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Steven Guy Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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PFW PLUMBING SERVICES LIMITED→ SC704504 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
Q BUILD LIMITED→ SC340745 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—
R & M SCAFFOLDING LIMITED→ SC238918 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
R DAIN LTD→ SC824111 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
RACT ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ SC605896 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
RAINSCREEN ROOFING & CLADDING LIMITED→ SC810332 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
RALSTONE CONTRACTS LTD.→ SC233064 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
REDESDALE DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ SC519964 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
REGENCY DOORS & STAIRS (SCOTLAND) LTD.→ SC441419 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
REILLY REINFORCEMENTS LIMITED→ SC573838 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
REMODEL RENOVATIONS LIMITED→ SC662402 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-11-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

React

14 Rowan Street

Paisley

Renfrewshire

PA2 6RH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-26

Last made up to: 2025-06-26

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-14

Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

GUY, Steven→

director · ~53y · appointed 2000-11-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GUY, Caryn→

secretary · appointed 2000-11-09 · resigned 2000-11-09

Resigned

GUY, Jacqueline→

secretary · appointed 2010-11-01 · resigned 2013-11-26

Resigned

GUY, James Joseph→

secretary · appointed 2004-02-23 · resigned 2004-07-15

Resigned

MORGAN, James→

secretary · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2010-11-01

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-09 · resigned 2000-11-09

Resigned

D'ARCY, Andrew Gordon→

director · ~31y · appointed 2017-02-06 · resigned 2023-01-10

Resigned

GUY, Clare Muir→

director · ~56y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2023-01-10

Resigned

MORGAN, James→

director · ~63y · appointed 2005-02-04 · resigned 2010-11-01

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-09 · resigned 2000-11-09

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (93 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-14

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-08-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-08-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-09-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-30

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2021-06-25

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2021-04-09