PRIME PLC
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Cash
£4.9M
+15.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£8.2M
-13.3% vs 2024
Employees
53
+1.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£414K
-122.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £51,185,954 | £43,404,546 | £21,907,248 | -49.5% | |
| Operating profit | £3,448,023 | £1,712,946 | -£482,756 | -128.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,881,913 | £1,835,453 | -£414,302 | -122.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,972,472 | £1,303,147 | -£270,031 | -120.7% | |
| Cash | £11,077,965 | £4,227,588 | £4,882,887 | +15.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,225,101 | £15,128,126 | £13,521,944 | -10.6% | |
| Net assets | £8,174,121 | £9,477,268 | £8,212,149 | -13.3% | |
| Equity | £8,174,121 | £9,477,268 | £8,212,149 | -13.3% | |
| Average employees | 54 | 52 | 53 | +1.9% | |
| Wages | £4,913,175 | £3,984,247 | £3,677,365 | -7.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,910,581 | £1,111,970 | £840,081 | -24.5% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 3.9% | -2.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 3.0% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.2% | 11.3% | -3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.8% | 62.7% | 53.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.73x | 1.96x | 3.06x | |
| Interest cover | — | 63.81x | -66.65x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- PRIME PLC 2001-03-30 → present
- PRIME (UK) LIMITED 2001-02-07 → 2001-03-30
- PRIME (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED 1997-09-10 → 2001-02-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- PRIME PLC · parent
- Prime Operations Limited 100%
- Prime (UK) Investments Limited 100%
- Prime Company Secretarial Services Limited 100%
- Prime (UK) Developments Limited 100%
- Prime Infrastructure Management Services Limited 100%
- Prime Infrastructure Management Services 2 Limited 100%
- Prime Infrastructure Management Services 3 Limited 100%
- Prime Infrastructure Management Services 4 Limited 100%
- Practice Partners Limited 100%
- PIMCO 2778 Limited 100%
- Prime Structured Finance Limited 100%
- Prime Insight Limited 100%
- Mansfield Ravenhall Limited 100%
- Prime Knowhow Limited 100%
- Prime Public Infrastructure Limited 100%
- Prime Public Partnerships 2000 Limited 100%
- Prime Refinance Limited 100%
- PPP Retail 1 Limited 100%
- Prime Contractor Framework Management Co Limited 100%
- PPP Leasing Limited 100%
- Prime Infrastructure Limited 100%
- Practice Partners Holdings Limited 100%
- Prime Care Home Developments Limited 100%
- Prime Investment Worcester Limited 100%
- Prime Adanac Investment Limited 100%
- Oak House Acquisition Co Limited 100%
- Prime Partnering Solutions Limited 100%
- Partnering Solutions (Southampton) Limited 100%
- Partnering Solutions (Somerset) Limited 100%
- Partnering Solutions (Dorset) Limited 100%
- Southampton CEDP LLP 50%
- Somerset Estates Partnership LLP 50%
- DCH Estates Partnership LLP 50%
- Prime Infrastructure Investments Limited 50%
- Prime LIFT Investments Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Richard Laing resigned as a director on 31 December 2025.”
- “Interim dividends of £1.0m were paid during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIME COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-01-01 | — | — |
| CHUMBLEY, Leighton Daniel | Director | 2002-02-08 | Mar 1970 | British |
| HOLLAND, Philip John | Director | 2017-05-01 | Jan 1970 | British |
| SAUNDERS, Iain David Graham | Director | 2023-05-05 | Dec 1976 | British |
| TOWN, Vikki Louise | Director | 2011-12-01 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARGENT, Peter | Secretary | 1997-09-10 | 2002-02-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Richard Gareth Emery | Secretary | 2002-02-08 | 2021-01-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-09-10 | 1997-09-10 |
| BILBROUGH, William James | Director | 2016-01-21 | 2017-11-09 |
| BROOKES, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2016-01-21 | 2017-11-09 |
| DYER, Matthew Stephen | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2015-03-19 |
| ELLIOTT, Christopher James | Director | 2002-02-13 | 2004-11-15 |
| FORSYTH, Ewan | Director | 2016-01-21 | 2017-11-09 |
| GILLARD, Raymond | Director | 1997-09-10 | 2006-08-18 |
| KAVANAGH, Julian Samuel | Director | 2005-05-19 | 2011-12-01 |
| KEYTE, Julian Edward John | Director | 2005-05-19 | 2022-06-30 |
| LAING, Richard Handley L'Anson | Director | 1997-09-10 | 2025-12-31 |
| MCCLATCHEY, Robert Sean | Director | 2002-02-13 | 2005-05-19 |
| MIDDLETON, Nigel Wythen | Director | 2004-11-05 | 2005-05-19 |
| PANTON, Barry George | Director | 1997-09-10 | 2006-08-18 |
| POWELL, Richard Stephen | Director | 2022-01-31 | 2023-10-19 |
| PURSEY, Ann Catherine, Dr | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2015-01-01 |
| SARGENT, Peter | Director | 1997-09-10 | 2011-12-01 |
| SAUNDERS, Iain David Graham | Director | 2016-01-21 | 2017-11-09 |
| SKIDMORE, Neil | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2007-08-11 |
| SMAYLEN, Robert Paul | Director | 2016-01-21 | 2017-11-09 |
| TEO, Wendy Jane | Director | 2016-01-21 | 2017-11-09 |
| WHARTON, Peter | Director | 2008-09-29 | 2010-06-30 |
| WHEATER, Richard Feather | Director | 2007-11-30 | 2008-08-29 |
| WILLIAMS, Richard Gareth Emery | Director | 2002-02-08 | 2023-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime (Uk) Holdings Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 220 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-10-31 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-10-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-10-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.