PRIME INVESTMENTS (GB) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC181822 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-30
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£164.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 5 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · oldest 27.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £164,114
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,121 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£164k
↓ 3.0% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£68k£102k£135k£169kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£364.7k£396.6k
Current assets£57.6k£55.0k
Net assets£164.1k£169.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-03-02
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  4. 2022-08-16
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  5. 2021-09-08
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  6. 2020-12-31
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  7. 2019-09-20
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  8. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2017-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-06-21
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-10-01
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  12. 2015-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-09-05
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    JAFFRI, Syed Nasir appointed
    director
  15. 2014-09-05
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    JAFFRI, Narjis resigned
    secretary
  16. 2014-09-05
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    JAFFRI, Syed Najif resigned
    director
  17. 2014-09-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-09-05
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2006-09-22
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2006-09-07
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2006-08-30
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 1998-10-29
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 1998-10-29
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 1998-09-11
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    JAFFRI, Syed Najif resigned
    secretary
  25. 1998-08-19
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    JAFFRI, Narjis appointed
    secretary
  26. 1997-12-30
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    Company incorporated
    As PRIME INVESTMENTS (GB) LIMITED
  27. 1997-12-30
    ➕
    JAFFRI, Syed Najif appointed
    secretary
  28. 1997-12-30
    ➕
    BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1997-12-30
    ➖
    BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1997-12-30
    ➕
    JAFFRI, Syed Najif appointed
    director
  31. 1997-12-30
    ➕
    BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1997-12-30
    ➖
    BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nasir Jaffri
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
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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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-12-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

637-639 Pollokshaws Road
Glasgow
G41 2QG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

JAFFRI, Syed Nasir→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAFFRI, Narjis→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-19 · resigned 2014-09-05
Resigned
JAFFRI, Syed Najif→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-30 · resigned 1998-09-11
Resigned
BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-30 · resigned 1997-12-30
Resigned
JAFFRI, Syed Najif→
director · ~58y · appointed 1997-12-30 · resigned 2014-09-05
Resigned
BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-12-30 · resigned 1997-12-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property22/09/2006—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property07/09/2006—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property30/08/2006—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property29/10/1998—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property29/10/1998—
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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-09-28