T P REID & CO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC282390 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-31
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£626
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-24
Total assets£0
Current assets£626
Net assets£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-10-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2016-07-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2013-12-30
    ➕
    REID, Shirley appointed
    director
  17. 2013-12-30
    ➖
    REID, Shirley resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-12-30
    ➖
    REID, Thomas Paul resigned
    director
  19. 2005-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As T P REID & CO LIMITED
  20. 2005-03-31
    ➕
    REID, Shirley appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-03-31
    ➕
    REID, Thomas Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Shirley Reid
Individual · British · DOB 09/1950 · age 76
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

The Stables, Cairnryan
Irongray, Dumfries
Dumfries & Galloway
Dg2 9ts
DG2 9TS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

REID, Shirley→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REID, Shirley→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2013-12-30
Resigned
REID, Thomas Paul→
director · ~80y · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2013-12-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-11