LEWIS REID DESIGN LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC554002 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-09
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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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
3 officers (3 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
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees3300

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-03-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As LEWIS REID DESIGN LTD
  16. 2017-01-09
    ➕
    REID, James Macgregor appointed
    secretary
  17. 2017-01-09
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    REID, James Macgregor appointed
    director
  18. 2017-01-09
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    REID, Lewis Roy appointed
    director
  19. 2017-01-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

96/100
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.
  • +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

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Lewis Roy Reid
Individual · British · DOB 10/1996 · age 30
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest09/01/2017

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
Incorporated2017-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

5 Randolph Cliff
Flat 1
Edinburgh
EH3 7TZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

REID, James Macgregor→
secretary · appointed 2017-01-09
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Active
REID, James Macgregor→
director · ~71y · appointed 2017-01-09
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Active
REID, Lewis Roy→
director · ~30y · appointed 2017-01-09
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21