PRATER LIMITED
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Cash
£136K
-91.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
-£421K
+97.4% vs 2024
Employees
4
-20% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.5M
+1,267.8% highest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £65,008,718 | £45,091,052 | £31,502,966 | £63,895,635 | £10,721,361 | £1,983,058 | -81.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£9,441,835 | £2,034,975 | -£27,883,268 | -£127,280 | £928,480 | £8,795,011 | +847.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£9,433,212 | £2,049,866 | -£27,854,971 | -£127,280 | £620,592 | £8,488,707 | +1,267.8% | |
| Net profit | -£8,135,898 | £2,844,098 | -£26,739,805 | -£99,773 | £600,017 | £9,318,061 | +1,453% | |
| Cash | £9,066,805 | £3,245,825 | £3,928,763 | £1,443,360 | £1,650,680 | £136,173 | -91.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £17,395,423 | £2,250,521 | -£21,289,284 | -£17,089,057 | -£16,489,040 | -£420,979 | +97.4% | |
| Equity | £17,395,423 | £2,250,521 | -£21,289,284 | -£17,089,057 | -£16,489,040 | -£420,979 | +97.4% | |
| Average employees | 261 | 260 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -20% | |
| Wages | £15,122,456 | £6,549,661 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,379,034 | £416,903 | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -14.5% | 4.5% | -88.5% | -0.2% | 8.7% | — | |
| Net margin | -12.5% | 6.3% | -84.9% | -0.2% | 5.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.74x | 1.13x | 3.20x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 3.02x | 22.14x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PRATER LIMITED 2003-02-12 → present
- PRATER ROOFING LIMITED 1987-03-06 → 2003-02-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments and having regard to the resources available to the entity, the Directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “A £10,000,000 loan waiver from a fellow group company significantly boosted profit before tax in 2025.”
- “A legal settlement of £2,750,000 related to a major contract was included in administrative expenses for 2025.”
- “The company has potential exposure to costs on long-term contracts due to defective works or breach, with uncertain amounts and timings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEGBEUTEL, Andreas Joachim | Secretary | 2020-04-14 | — | — |
| HAMBLETT, Gavin Dixon | Director | 2009-07-01 | Aug 1972 | British |
| ROBERTS, Christopher | Director | 2018-07-01 | Nov 1975 | British |
| SMITH, Kevin Michael | Director | 2016-01-01 | Jun 1979 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Richard John | Secretary | — | 2018-06-01 |
| WHILLANS, David Bowie | Secretary | 2018-06-01 | 2020-04-14 |
| BIRKBECK, Anthony Leslie | Director | — | 2017-12-31 |
| BRAUTIGAM, Nicholas Clive | Director | — | 2001-11-27 |
| CULLING, John Charles | Director | 2002-07-10 | 2009-12-31 |
| DAVIES, Richard John | Director | — | 2018-06-01 |
| EHGARTNER, Stefan | Director | 2018-03-28 | 2020-04-29 |
| FEGBEUTEL, Andreas Joachim | Director | 2020-04-14 | 2025-10-01 |
| FOSTER, Stephen James | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2021-06-01 |
| GALAVAN, David John | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2017-12-31 |
| LEACH, Chris | Director | 2002-07-10 | 2017-12-31 |
| NEWMAN, Andrew John | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2020-12-01 |
| PRATER, Michael Edward | Director | — | 2016-04-29 |
| PRATER, Susan Mary | Director | — | 2006-06-23 |
| UNWIN, Richard David | Director | 2002-07-10 | 2022-07-07 |
| WAX, Juergen Christian | Director | 2011-05-06 | 2014-03-31 |
| WEBBER, Raymond | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| WEILEDER, Herbert | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2018-03-28 |
| WHILLIANS, David Bowie | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-07-23 |
| WHITING, Stuart James | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2024-07-23 |
| WOOD, Philip James | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2015-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindner Exteriors Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-03-16 | Active |
| Lindner Prater Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-04-15 | Ceased 2022-03-16 |
| Rayfix Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.