PRAVAS SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
08862439 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-27
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-25.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 38220SIC 38220
  • 38320SIC 38320
  • 43330Floor and wall covering
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £25,916
Net assets shrinking
Down £141,101 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£26k
↓ 122% YoY
Current Assets
£99k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£26k£34k£93k£153k£212k£272kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-4.9k£141.2k
Current assets£99.2k£271.6k
Net assets£-25.9k£115.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-09-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-01-27
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    Company incorporated
    As PRAVAS SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
  16. 2014-01-27
    PERCIUN, Roman appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roman Perciun
Individual · British,Romanian · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210

Registered office

Unit 1a Worcester Trading Estate
Worcester
WR3 8HR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PERCIUN, Roman
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-01-27
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Recent filings (39 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04