DOUGLAS REID LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC419595 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-15
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.
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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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

2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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  2. 2025-09-02
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  5. 2025-09-02
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  11. 2024-01-12
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  12. 2022-12-05
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  13. 2022-01-05
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  14. 2021-12-29
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  15. 2021-12-29
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  16. 2020-11-20
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  17. 2020-10-02
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  18. 2019-11-13
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  19. 2012-03-22
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    REID, Andrena appointed
    director
  20. 2012-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As DOUGLAS REID LTD
  21. 2012-03-15
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    REID, Douglas William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

94/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Douglas William Reid
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Andrena Reid
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/12/2021

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
Incorporated2012-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

C/O Dains Accountants
44-46 Bank Street
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 1HA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

REID, Andrena→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-03-22
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Active
REID, Douglas William→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-03-15
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Active

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-02
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officers · CH01
2025-09-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-02
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address · AD01
2025-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05