PROMETHEUS INTERNATIONAL LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC497410 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-10
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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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£510
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £510

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£510
↑ 149% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£102£204£306£408£510Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£510£205
Debtors£12.9k£29.6k
Net assets£510£205

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2026-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-02-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-01-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-02-10
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    Company incorporated
    As PROMETHEUS INTERNATIONAL LTD
  17. 2015-02-10
    ➕
    ADAMS, Alan Maclean appointed
    director
  18. 2015-02-10
    ➕
    ADAMS, Matthew Wilson Mulholland appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Alan Maclean Adams
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 North Guildry Street
Elgin
Morayshire
IV30 1JR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ADAMS, Alan Maclean→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-02-10
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ADAMS, Matthew Wilson Mulholland→
director · ~29y · appointed 2015-02-10
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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-25