PR TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC196639 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

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. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2022-08-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-19
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    GRAY, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  8. 2022-08-19
    ➕
    MCKAY, Ryan Daniel appointed
    director
  9. 2021-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-03-03
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    MCLOONE, John Anthony resigned
    director
  12. 2020-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-14
    ➕
    BLACKADDERS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2019-05-14
    ➖
    PLENDERLEATH RUNCIE LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2019-05-14
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  17. 2019-05-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-05-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2008-05-26
    ➕
    MCLOONE, John Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2008-02-01
    ➕
    PLENDERLEATH RUNCIE LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-02-01
    ➖
    PLENDERLEATH RUNCIE LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 1999-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As PR TRUSTEES LIMITED
  26. 1999-05-27
    ➕
    PLENDERLEATH, John Charles appointed
    director
  27. 1999-05-27
    ➕
    ROBB, Neil Beresford appointed
    director
  28. 1999-05-27
    ➕
    RUNCIE, Colin Gordon appointed
    director
  29. 1999-05-27
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1999-05-27
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1999-05-27
    ➕
    PLENDERLEATH RUNCIE LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 1999-05-27
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1999-05-27
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — 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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Charles Plenderleath
Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Colin Gordon Runcie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Neil Beresford Robb
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated1999-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

6 Bon Accord Square
Aberdeen
AB11 6XU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last: 2025-05-14

Officers (6 active · 5 resigned)

BLACKADDERS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Emma Louise→
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKAY, Ryan Daniel→
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PLENDERLEATH, John Charles→
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBB, Neil Beresford→
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUNCIE, Colin Gordon→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-05-27 · resigned 1999-05-27
Resigned
PLENDERLEATH RUNCIE LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2019-05-14
Resigned
PLENDERLEATH RUNCIE LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-05-27 · resigned 2008-02-01
Resigned
MCLOONE, John Anthony→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-05-26 · resigned 2021-03-03
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-05-27 · resigned 1999-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-14