CAMBRIDGE IMAGE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02115901 · ltd · incorporated 1987-03-26
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£81.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). 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 (73/100).
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £81,845
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£82k
↑ 5.8% YoY
Current Assets
£139k
↑ 4.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £81.8k | £77.4k |
| Current assets | £138.6k | £133.0k |
| Net assets | £81.8k | £77.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-07-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-07-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-09➖KUHL, Jason Frank resigneddirector
- 2021-09-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-15➕KUHL, Jason Frank appointeddirector
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-07➖HARDING, David Stanley resigneddirector
- 2020-02-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2007-06-01➕KUHL, Frank appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-01➕KUHL, Frank appointeddirector
- 2007-06-01➖COLLINS, Sandra Arlene resignedsecretary
- 2007-06-01➖MORGAN, Joseph Ernest resigneddirector
- 1999-09-08➕HARDING, David Stanley appointeddirector
- 1987-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs CAMBRIDGE IMAGE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- 1987-03-26➕MORGAN, Joseph Ernest appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Frank Kuhl Individual · British · DOB 12/1942 · age 84 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/03/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Hardingceased 07/02/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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 →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990
Registered office
Devonshire Business Centre (A13)
Works Road
Letchworth Garden City
SG6 1GJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
Active
COLLINS, Sandra Arlene→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2007-06-01
HARDING, David Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1999-09-08 · resigned 2020-02-07
KUHL, Jason Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~29y · appointed 2021-09-15 · resigned 2022-03-09
MORGAN, Joseph Ernest→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · appointed 1987-03-26 · resigned 2007-06-01
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Recent filings (117 total)
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-07-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-30