PRYTEC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC196198 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-13
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
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 (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-31
Average employees100

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-06-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-05-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-02-18
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    OWENS, Sammi appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-02-18
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    OWENS, Lorina Carol resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-08-02
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    OWENS, Garry appointed
    director
  20. 2010-08-02
    ➕
    OWENS, Lorina Carol appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-08-02
    ➖
    PATERSON, David resigned
    secretary
  22. 2010-08-02
    ➖
    PATERSON, David resigned
    director
  23. 2010-08-02
    ➖
    RONALDSON, Ian resigned
    director
  24. 2001-05-31
    ➖
    YOUNG, Maurice resigned
    director
  25. 1999-05-13
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    Company incorporated
    As PRYTEC LIMITED
  26. 1999-05-13
    ➕
    PATERSON, David appointed
    secretary
  27. 1999-05-13
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1999-05-13
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1999-05-13
    ➕
    PATERSON, David appointed
    director
  30. 1999-05-13
    ➕
    RONALDSON, Ian appointed
    director
  31. 1999-05-13
    ➕
    YOUNG, Maurice appointed
    director
  32. 1999-05-13
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1999-05-13
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 Garry Owens
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-05-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

11 Upper Hermitage
Edinburgh
EH6 8DP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

OWENS, Sammi→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OWENS, Garry→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OWENS, Lorina Carol→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-02 · resigned 2014-02-18
Resigned
PATERSON, David→
secretary · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2010-08-02
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 1999-05-13
Resigned
PATERSON, David→
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2010-08-02
Resigned
RONALDSON, Ian→
director · ~82y · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2010-08-02
Resigned
YOUNG, Maurice→
director · ~82y · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2001-05-31
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 1999-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-13