PRAGMA WELL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC533348 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 36 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 capital
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-03-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-03-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-02-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-18➕MOULSDALE, Peter Alexander appointeddirector
- 2026-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-29➖SMART, Gary John resigneddirector
- 2025-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-30➖SMITH, Colin resigneddirector
- 2025-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-14➕KENT, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2025-10-13➕STEPHENSON, David appointeddirector
- 2025-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-06-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-12-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-05➖CRAWFORD, Robert resigneddirector
- 2022-04-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-03-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-21➖PURKIS, Daniel George resigneddirector
- 2021-06-30➕CRAWFORD, Robert appointeddirector
- 2018-07-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-01-19➕SMART, Gary John appointeddirector
- 2017-12-22➕FERGUSON, Stuart Edward appointeddirector
- 2017-12-22➕MCGUINNESS, Neil Stephen appointeddirector
- 2016-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs PRAGMA WELL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- 2016-04-22➕PURKIS, Daniel George appointeddirector
- 2016-04-22➕SMITH, Colin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: SMART, Gary John resigned 2026-01-29; SMITH, Colin resigned 2025-10-30
Group structure
Frontrow Energy Technology Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Frontrow Energy Technology Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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PRAGMA WELL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
This company · SC533348
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frontrow Energy Technology Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/12/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Well-Sense Technology Limitedceased 22/12/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Wellheads Crescent
Wellheads Industrial Estate
Aberdeen
AB21 7GA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03
Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)
FERGUSON, Stuart Edward→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KENT, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-10-14
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MCGUINNESS, Neil Stephen→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOULSDALE, Peter Alexander→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2026-02-18
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STEPHENSON, David→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRAWFORD, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-06-30 · resigned 2022-04-05
PURKIS, Daniel George→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-04-22 · resigned 2021-07-21
SMART, Gary John→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2018-01-19 · resigned 2026-01-29
SMITH, Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2016-04-22 · resigned 2025-10-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/07/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (55 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-03-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-06-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07