PRADOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC226679 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-04

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

£65.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

69202Bookkeeping activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle 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 (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £65,898

Net assets shrinking

Down £6,986 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£66k

↓ 9.6% YoY

Current Assets

£46k

↓ 13% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£65.9k	£72.9k
Current assets	£46.1k	£53.2k
Net assets	£65.9k	£72.9k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-10-28
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2022-10-31
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2021-10-29
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2020-10-27
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2018-10-24
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2017-10-30
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2016-10-16
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2015-01-21
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2014-01-22
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2005-01-10
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HUTCHISON, Anthony Gerard appointed
secretary
2005-01-10
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MCGURK, Ann resigned
secretary
2002-01-17
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DONACHIE, Peter Aloysius appointed
director
2002-01-17
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MCGURK, Ann appointed
secretary
2002-01-17
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MESSRS THORNTONS WS resigned
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2002-01-17
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HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigned
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2002-01-04
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Company incorporated
As PRADOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2002-01-04
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MESSRS THORNTONS WS appointed
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2002-01-04
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HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointed
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Aloysius Donachie Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63	—	—	board controlboard control · firm interest	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 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

Incorporated2002-01-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

31 Mary Findlay Drive

Longforgan

Dundee

DD2 5JE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-14

Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HUTCHISON, Anthony Gerard→

secretary · appointed 2005-01-10

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Active

DONACHIE, Peter Aloysius→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-01-17

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Active

MCGURK, Ann→

secretary · appointed 2002-01-17 · resigned 2005-01-10

Resigned

MESSRS THORNTONS WS→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-04 · resigned 2002-01-17

Resigned

HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson→

nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-04 · resigned 2002-01-17

Resigned

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