PROSPER FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £17.3k | £23.5k |
| Current assets | £22.3k | £30.9k |
| Cash | — | £6.9k |
| Debtors | — | £24.0k |
| Net assets | £17.3k | £23.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-12-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs PROSPER FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD
- 2016-05-26➕BROWN, Scott Charles appointeddirector
- 2016-05-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Scott Charles Brown Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 26/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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