E. REID PLANT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC254295 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-15
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 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of roads and motorways
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-06
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-06
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2023-06-19
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    REID, Jamie appointed
    director
  5. 2023-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-03-22
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    CONNELLY, Christine resigned
    secretary
  9. 2021-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-19
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  12. 2018-03-27
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  13. 2017-04-10
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-03-10
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-09-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2005-08-31
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    CONNELLY, Christine appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-08-31
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    THOMSON, Joyce Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  20. 2003-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As E. REID PLANT LIMITED
  21. 2003-08-15
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    REID, Ewan John appointed
    director
  22. 2003-08-15
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    THOMSON, Joyce Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-08-15
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-08-15
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

99/100
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 "REID" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — REID, Jamie (same surname) appointed 2023-06-19. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ewan John Reid
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-08-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42110 — Construction of roads and motorways

Registered office

Bonnieview
West Ballochy
By Montrose
Angus
DD10 9LP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

REID, Ewan John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REID, Jamie→
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONNELLY, Christine→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-31 · resigned 2021-03-22
Resigned
THOMSON, Joyce Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-15 · resigned 2005-08-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-15 · resigned 2003-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-26