PROMETHIUS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-10📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28➖MELVILLE, Isabel resigneddirector
- 2023-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2001-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs PROMETHIUS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2001-03-14➕GOODFELLOW, Rae James appointedsecretary
- 2001-03-14➕GOODFELLOW, Rae James appointeddirector
- 2001-03-14➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-03-14➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-03-14➕MELVILLE, Isabel appointeddirector
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-28
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Rae James Goodfellow Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Other · PH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLETON AND ROSE LLP→ SO303099 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| MILLDEN SPORTING LLP→ SO300407 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| MONZIE AND CULTOQUHEY FARMS→ SL003004 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| PAN-ATLANTIC ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED→ SC218283 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| PERTH & KINROSS HUB LIMITED→ SC622872 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| PERTHSHIRE AGRICULTURAL PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC286825 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| RICKETY RACKETY RECORDS LIMITED→ SC111239 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| ROSHVEN HILL FARM LLP→ SO303809 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ROTHIEMOON FARM→ SL000367 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| SAFE-ASSURE LLP→ SO306767 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| SANDY TODD LTD.→ SC362732 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| SARA SPACKMAN & SIMON SPACKMAN LP→ SL034907 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.