PRESTIGE PURCHASING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03474045 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-01
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 28.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 28.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
30 officers (4 active, 30 linked, 22 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
182 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 2000 | 1700 |
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
5
filings
- • 4 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Last 90 days
19
filings
- • 6 capital
- • 6 officers
- • 4 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
20
filings
- • 6 capital
- • 6 officers
- • 4 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (84 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-16📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-05-16📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-05-16📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-05-16📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-05-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-05-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-05-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-23📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-04-23📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-04-23📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-04-23📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-04-23📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-02➕BEECH, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2026-04-02➕DHARIWAL, Amolak Singh appointeddirector
- 2026-04-02➕RENTON, Jean Mary appointeddirector
- 2026-04-02➖DALE, Leigh Robert resignedsecretary
- 2026-04-02➖HAYES, Rachael Anne resigneddirector
- 2026-04-02➖READ, David Scott resigneddirector
- 2026-02-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-23➕HAYES, Rachael Anne appointeddirector
- 2024-01-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-02-23➖HIGHAM, Maria Gabrielle resigneddirector
- 2023-02-14➖BOOTH, James William resigneddirector
- 2022-12-31➕DALE, Leigh Robert appointedsecretary
- 2022-12-31➖REEVES, Sandhya resignedsecretary
- 2022-01-31➖KELLEHER, David Joseph Martin resigneddirector
- 2020-10-01➕HIGHAM, Maria Gabrielle appointeddirector
- 2020-02-14➖MCGUINESS, Phillip resigneddirector
- 2019-08-19➕MCGUINESS, Phillip appointeddirector
- 2018-08-01➕KELLEHER, David Joseph Martin appointeddirector
- 2018-07-13➖LUKE, Michael George resigneddirector
- 2016-04-29➕REEVES, Sandhya appointedsecretary
- 2016-01-25➖BEST, Emma resignedsecretary
- 2015-10-22➕BEST, Emma appointedsecretary
- 2015-10-22➖SAVAGE, Rachael Ann resignedsecretary
- 2014-12-12➕ALLEN, Shaun Thomas appointeddirector
- 2014-12-12➕LUKE, Michael George appointeddirector
- 2014-07-28➖BOOTH, James William resignedsecretary
- 2014-07-28➕SAVAGE, Rachael Ann appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 84 events
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: DALE, Leigh Robert resigned 2026-04-02; HAYES, Rachael Anne resigned 2026-04-02; READ, David Scott resigned 2026-04-02
Group structure
Prestige Purchasing Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Prestige Purchasing Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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PRESTIGE PURCHASING LIMITED
This company · 03474045
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Prestige Purchasing Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/01/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Scott Readceased 23/01/2024· 50-75% shares
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
One
Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18
Officers (4 active · 26 resigned)
ALLEN, Shaun Thomas→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEECH, Stephen John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2026-04-02
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DHARIWAL, Amolak Singh→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2026-04-02
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RENTON, Jean Mary→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2026-04-02
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BEST, Emma→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-10-22 · resigned 2016-01-25
BOOTH, James William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2014-07-28
DALE, Leigh Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-12-31 · resigned 2026-04-02
ISAAC, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-12-04 · resigned 1998-02-27
REEVES, Sandhya→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-04-29 · resigned 2022-12-31
SAVAGE, Rachael Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-07-28 · resigned 2015-10-22
SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-01 · resigned 1997-12-04
ABBOTT, Stephen Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2005-11-21 · resigned 2010-02-19
BOOTH, James William→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2023-02-14
BOTTLE, David Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2007-04-30 · resigned 2009-11-30
BOTTLE, David Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2004-08-01
COLE, Christopher John George→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2007-08-31
DRAPER, Nigel→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2012-07-19
FISHER, Mitchell→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2010-05-19
HAYES, Rachael Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-01-23 · resigned 2026-04-02
HIGHAM, Maria Gabrielle→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-10-01 · resigned 2023-02-23
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/03/2004 | 18/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 30/12/1997 | 15/01/2024 |
Recent filings (182 total)
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-16
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-16
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-16
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-03
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-23
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-23
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-23
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-23
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-15