PREVAIL ENGINEERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07455388 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-30
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-07-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-01-25
    BRAMLEY, Pamela resigned
    secretary
  8. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-09-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-09-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-09-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-12-01
    BRAMLEY, Pamela appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-11-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PREVAIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
  21. 2010-11-30
    BRAMLEY, Stuart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Bramley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Pamela Bramleyceased 12/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2010-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

94 Bransty Road
Whitehaven
Cumbria
CA28 6HE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BRAMLEY, Stuart
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-11-30
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Active
BRAMLEY, Pamela
secretary · appointed 2012-12-01 · resigned 2024-01-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-07-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29