PRIZE BRAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05298645 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-04-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2025-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-04-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-08-19
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2024-08-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2024-08-16
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  11. 2024-08-15
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  12. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-12-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2005-11-10
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    WATSON, Lynne Rosemary appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-11-10
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    WATSON, Timothy Andrew resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-01-11
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    WATSON, Timothy Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2005-01-11
    ➕
    WATSON, Timothy Andrew appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-01-11
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    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-01-11
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    DLA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2005-01-11
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    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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  27. 2004-11-29
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    Company incorporated
    As PRIZE BRAND LIMITED
  28. 2004-11-29
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    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-11-29
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    DLA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2004-11-29
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    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Timothy Andrew Watson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

1 Clifford Terrace
Wootton
Woodstock
Oxfordshire
OX20 1WA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WATSON, Lynne Rosemary→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, Timothy Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-01-11
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Active
WATSON, Timothy Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-11 · resigned 2005-11-10
Resigned
DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-29 · resigned 2005-01-11
Resigned
DLA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-29 · resigned 2005-01-11
Resigned
DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-29 · resigned 2005-01-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-08-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-19
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-08-16
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04