PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

🌳Matureactive
01397169 · plc · incorporated 1978-11-01
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 39.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 39.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 39.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
96 officers (13 active, 96 linked, 90 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
2397 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
  • 20 capital
Last 90 days
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  • 25 capital
Last 180 days
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  • 25 capital
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Corporate timeline (191 events)Click to expand
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  26. 2026-03-04
    FLINT, Douglas Jardine, Sir appointed
    director
  27. 2025-10-31
    YIP, Yok Tak Amy resigned
    director
  28. 2025-07-01
    FUERER, Guido, Dr appointed
    director
  29. 2024-05-23
    LAW, David John Alexander resigned
    director
  30. 2024-04-01
    SAUNDERS, Mark Vincent Thomas appointed
    director
  31. 2023-05-25
    REMNANT, Philip John, The Right Honourable The Lord Remnant resigned
    director
  32. 2023-05-25
    WATJEN, Thomas Ros resigned
    director
  33. 2023-02-25
    WADHWANI, Anil appointed
    director
  34. 2023-02-24
    FITZPATRICK, Mark Thomas resigned
    director
  35. 2023-01-01
    SUESSMUTH-DYCKERHOFF, Claudia appointed
    director
  36. 2022-12-31
    TURNER, Stuart James resigned
    director
  37. 2022-09-01
    BASU, Arijit appointed
    director
  38. 2022-05-26
    NIGHTINGALE, Anthony John Liddell resigned
    director
  39. 2022-05-26
    SCHROEDER, Alice Davey, Mrs. resigned
    director
  40. 2022-03-31
    WELLS, Michael Andrew resigned
    director
  41. 2022-01-14
    SARTOREL, George appointed
    director
  42. 2021-12-31
    WICKER-MIURIN, Jane Fields resigned
    director
  43. 2021-05-13
    NARGOLWALA, Kaikhushru Shiavax resigned
    director
  44. 2021-05-12
    CHUA, Sock Koong appointed
    director
  45. 2021-05-12
    LU, Ming appointed
    director
  46. 2021-05-12
    WONG, Kai Yuan Jeanette appointed
    director
  47. 2020-12-31
    MANDUCA, Paul Victor Falzon Sant resigned
    director
  48. 2020-05-14
    DAVIES, Howard John, Sir resigned
    director
  49. 2020-05-01
    VADERA, Shriti Vinodkant, Baroness appointed
    director
  50. 2020-01-01
    ANDERSON, Jeremy David Bruce appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
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.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated1978-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

5th Floor 10 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7NG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (13 active · 83 resigned)

CLARKSON, Thomas Stern
secretary · appointed 2019-08-19
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Active
ANDERSON, Jeremy David Bruce
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-01-01
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Active
BASU, Arijit
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-09-01
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Active
CHUA, Sock Koong
director · ~69y · appointed 2021-05-12
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Active
FLINT, Douglas Jardine, Sir
director · ~71y · appointed 2026-03-04
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Active
FUERER, Guido, Dr
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-07-01
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Active
LU, Ming
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-05-12
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Active
SARTOREL, George
director · ~69y · appointed 2022-01-14
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Active
SAUNDERS, Mark Vincent Thomas
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-04-01
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Active
SUESSMUTH-DYCKERHOFF, Claudia
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-01-01
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Active
VADERA, Shriti Vinodkant, Baroness
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-05-01
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Active
WADHWANI, Anil
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-02-25
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Active
WONG, Kai Yuan Jeanette
director · ~66y · appointed 2021-05-12
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Active
COLTMAN, Margaret Ann
secretary · appointed 2009-07-20 · resigned 2012-09-10
Resigned
GREEN, David George
secretary · appointed 1997-09-11 · resigned 1999-07-08
Resigned
MAYNARD, Peter Martin
secretary · appointed 1999-07-08 · resigned 2009-06-30
Resigned
PORTER, Alan Fraser
secretary · appointed 2012-09-10 · resigned 2019-08-19
Resigned
RAWSON, Peter Robert
secretary · resigned 1997-09-11
Resigned
ABRAHAMS, Michael David
director · ~89y · resigned 2000-05-05
Resigned
ARTUS, Ronald Edward
director · ~95y · resigned 1993-05-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property21/01/198706/05/2004

Recent filings (2397 total)

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capital · SH06
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2026-05-26
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capital · SH03
2026-05-26
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