CMS (CABLE MANAGEMENT SUPPLIES) PLC

🌳Matureactive
03210587 · plc · incorporated 1996-06-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.8y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (3 active, 19 linked, 9 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  4. 2024-01-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  5. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  6. 2022-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  11. 2018-01-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-01-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-01-05
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-01-05
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    officers · AP03
  15. 2018-01-05
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-01-05
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-01-01
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    YU, Leo appointed
    secretary
  18. 2018-01-01
    ➕
    YU, Leo appointed
    director
  19. 2018-01-01
    ➖
    WESTBROOK, Steven resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-01-01
    ➖
    PALMER, Nigel John resigned
    director
  21. 2014-12-01
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    WESTBROOK, Steven appointed
    director
  22. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    HARRIS, Andrew James resigned
    secretary
  23. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    WESTBROOK, Steven appointed
    secretary
  24. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    HARRIS, Andrew James resigned
    director
  25. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    HARRIS, Tracey resigned
    director
  26. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    PALMER, Nigel John appointed
    director
  27. 2012-11-13
    ➖
    FYVIE, Richard resigned
    director
  28. 2011-10-05
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    HARRIS, Andrew James appointed
    secretary
  29. 2011-10-05
    ➖
    NEEVES, Barry John Richard resigned
    secretary
  30. 2011-10-05
    ➖
    NEEVES, Barry John Richard resigned
    director
  31. 2010-03-01
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    FYVIE, Richard appointed
    director
  32. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    NEEVES, Barry John Richard appointed
    director
  33. 2009-06-29
    ➕
    NEEVES, Barry John Richard appointed
    secretary
  34. 2009-06-29
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    CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2008-05-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  36. 2008-05-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  37. 2008-05-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  38. 2008-04-24
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    CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  39. 2008-04-23
    ➖
    HARRIS, Tracey resigned
    secretary
  40. 2008-04-23
    ➕
    HARRIS, Tracey appointed
    director
  41. 2007-10-20
    ➕
    HARRIS, Tracey appointed
    secretary
  42. 2007-09-28
    ➖
    ANSON, Barry Charles resigned
    secretary
  43. 2007-09-28
    ➖
    ANSON, Barry Charles resigned
    director
  44. 2005-03-29
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  45. 2003-08-31
    ➖
    SAGROTT, David resigned
    director
  46. 1999-12-26
    ➕
    ANSON, Barry Charles appointed
    secretary
  47. 1999-12-16
    ➖
    HARRIS, Andrew James, Nr resigned
    secretary
  48. 1999-09-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Brixton Estate PLC
  49. 1997-09-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  50. 1997-09-01
    ➕
    ANSON, Barry Charles appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Newbury Investments (Uk) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Newbury Investments (Uk) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CMS (CABLE MANAGEMENT SUPPLIES) PLC
This company · 03210587

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Newbury Investments (Uk) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Leo Yu
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2018
Mr Steven Westbrook
Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Nigel John Palmerceased 01/01/2018· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated1996-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Votec House The Vo-Tec Centre
Hambridge Lane
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 5TN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18

Officers (3 active · 16 resigned)

YU, Leo→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WESTBROOK, Steven→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-12-01
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Active
YU, Leo→
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-01-01
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Active
ANSON, Barry Charles→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-26 · resigned 2007-09-28
Resigned
HARRIS, Andrew James→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-05 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
HARRIS, Andrew James, Nr→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-12 · resigned 1999-12-16
Resigned
HARRIS, Tracey→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-20 · resigned 2008-04-23
Resigned
NEEVES, Barry John Richard→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-29 · resigned 2011-10-05
Resigned
WESTBROOK, Steven→
secretary · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2018-01-01
Resigned
CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-24 · resigned 2009-06-29
Resigned
GRANT SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-11 · resigned 1996-06-12
Resigned
ANSON, Barry Charles→
director · ~70y · appointed 1997-09-01 · resigned 2007-09-28
Resigned
FYVIE, Richard→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2012-11-13
Resigned
HARRIS, Andrew James→
director · ~62y · appointed 1996-07-19 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
HARRIS, Tracey→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-04-23 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
NEEVES, Barry John Richard→
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2011-10-05
Resigned
PALMER, Nigel John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2018-01-01
Resigned
SAGROTT, David→
director · ~66y · appointed 1996-06-12 · resigned 2003-08-31
Resigned
GRANT DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-06-11 · resigned 1996-06-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property29/03/200509/05/2008
satisfied
Brixton Estate
Brixton Estate PLC
Rent deposit deed1 property30/09/199909/05/2008
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property25/09/199709/05/2008

Recent filings (133 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-30