PRAGMA PLANNING LIMITED
Opportunity 68/100 (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 (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-05-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-14➕WORTHINGTON, Michael George appointedsecretary
- 2022-04-14➖WORTHINGTON, Valerie resignedsecretary
- 2022-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-06-02➖WORTHINGTON, George resigneddirector
- 2017-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs PRAGMA PLANNING LIMITED
- 2006-05-09➕WORTHINGTON, David Robert Thomas appointeddirector
- 2006-05-09➕WORTHINGTON, Michael George appointeddirector
- 2006-05-09➕KANE, Dorothy May appointedsecretary
- 2006-05-09➖KANE, Dorothy May resignedsecretary
- 2006-05-09➕WORTHINGTON, Valerie appointedsecretary
- 2006-05-09➕WORTHINGTON, George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-23
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Robert Thomas Worthington Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Michael George Worthington Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr George Worthingtonceased 02/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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