THE PRESTIGE PAVING COMPANY LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC768364 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-04

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 May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

9 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	2	100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
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ROBERTSON, Brian Derek Johnstone resigned
director
2024-01-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-04
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Company incorporated
As THE PRESTIGE PAVING COMPANY LTD
2023-05-04
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PEARCE, Mark William appointed
director
2023-05-04
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ROBERTSON, Brian Derek Johnstone appointed
director
2023-05-04
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark William Pearce Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1981 · age 45	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	04/05/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Brian Derek Johnstone Robertsonceased 08/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

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GEORGE LESLIE LIMITED→ SC251886 · est 2003	£42.07M £30.05M–£54.09M	—	—	43000	22y	87	59y
MACKENZIE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ SC073177 · est 1980	£19.04M £13.60M–£24.48M	—	—	292	45y	87	61y
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LUDDON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ SC057943 · est 1975	£15.71M £11.22M–£20.20M	—	—	55400	50y	87	60y
CURTIS MOORE (CLADDING SYSTEMS) LIMITED→ SC206369 · est 2000	£6.45M £4.61M–£8.30M	—	—	3700	26y	85	65y
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VEITCHI INTERIORS LIMITED→ SC042401 · est 1965	£3.00M £2.15M–£3.86M	—	—	53	60y	87	61y
WESTPOINT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC101441 · est 1986	£968.2k £691.5k–£1.24M	—	—	66	39y	85	70y
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A H F CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LTD.→ SC352436 · est 2008	—	—	£2.19M	—	17y	83	58y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-05-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Braesburn Court

Cumbernauld

Glasgow

G67 3PU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-22

Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PEARCE, Mark William→

director · ~45y · appointed 2023-05-04

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Active

ROBERTSON, Brian Derek Johnstone→

director · ~50y · appointed 2023-05-04 · resigned 2024-01-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-08

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-01-08

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-01-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-01-08

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-05-04