REID & ADAMS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC706575 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-12
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£26.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £26,414
Cash YoY
+142%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£157k
↑ 142% YoY
Net Worth
£26k
↑ 308% YoY
Current Assets
£299k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £28.1k | £7.3k |
| Current assets | £298.6k | £266.8k |
| Cash | £156.5k | £64.7k |
| Debtors | £5.1k | £12.9k |
| Net assets | £26.4k | £6.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-03-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-12🏢Company incorporatedAs REID & ADAMS LIMITED
- 2021-08-12➕BURGESS, Shirley Anne appointeddirector
- 2021-08-12➕BURGESS, William Alexander appointeddirector
- 2021-08-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Shirley Anne Burgess Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 12/08/2021 |
Mr William Alexander Burgess Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/08/2021 |
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.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Castle Court
8 Castle Street
Stranraer
DG9 7RT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BURGESS, Shirley Anne→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURGESS, William Alexander→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2022-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-12