REEDS CENTRAL LIMITED
Company number 01142114 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Reeds Central Limited is a 50-year-old family road freight business in secular decline, with net assets having fallen 71% since 2016 and cash reserves at critically low levels (£7,017). The balance sheet is artificially supported by a director-valued investment property representing 64% of implied total assets; without this revaluation, equity would be approximately £105K—barely viable for a capital-intensive industry. Immediate action is required to address the liquidity crisis, independently validate asset values, and determine whether the current business model can generate sustainable returns or whether strategic alternatives should be pursued.
Shareholders' funds
£256,953
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1973-10-29
- Employees
- 5 (2024 accounts)
- Registered office
- 86 Welley Road, Wraysbury, Staines, Middlesex, TW19 5EP
- Postcode
- TW19 5EP
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-04
- Next due by
- 2027-07-18
Nature of business (SIC)
- 49410 Freight transport by road
Officers 6 current · 5 resigned
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| FREEMAN & SOLE LIMITED | 1979-12-31 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 16/18 BRIDGE ST, STAINES, MIDDX | 1987-12-02 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 525 similar companies in TW
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (5 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1973.
Competitors Hounslow
This company ranks 39 among freight transport by road in Hounslow.
The class of 1973
52%
of the 7,317 companies incorporated in 1973 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2006-08-16
- Price paid, where recorded
- £245,000
- Where
- Windsor And Maidenhead
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK130607 | Windsor And Maidenhead | Freehold | 2006-08-16 | £245,000 |
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