CAIRNS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

06103699 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-14

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£0

book net assets

Opportunity

60/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

60/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£0

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£0	£0
Net assets	£0	£0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-04-07
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-04-07
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Company dissolved
2026-01-20
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-01-13
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dissolution · DS01
2025-12-04
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accounts · AA
2025-08-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-21
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
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accounts · AA
2023-02-17
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2022-02-21
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2021-04-15
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2020-02-24
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2019-03-11
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2018-02-19
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2017-03-07
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2011-02-25
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NEAME, Philip resigned
director
2008-10-31
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HUGHES, David John resigned
director
2008-10-16
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DAWSON, Andrew Cecil resigned
director
2008-10-16
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FOSTER, John resigned
director
2007-03-21
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DAWSON, Andrew Cecil appointed
director
2007-03-21
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FOSTER, John appointed
director
2007-03-21
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NEAME, Philip appointed
director
2007-03-05
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HICKS, Christine Margaret appointed
secretary
2007-03-05
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HICKS, Christine Margaret appointed
director
2007-03-05
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O'HARA, Peter Cairns appointed
director
2007-03-05
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C H REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-03-05
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HUGHES, David John appointed
director
2007-03-05
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RICKMAN, Bryan Colin resigned
director
2007-03-05
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WATTS, James Bradley resigned
director
2007-02-14
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Company incorporated
As CAIRNS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
2007-02-14
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C H REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-02-14
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RICKMAN, Bryan Colin appointed
director
2007-02-14
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WATTS, James Bradley appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 high · 1 med ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-04-07

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-07-21: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Cairns O'Hara Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-02-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Suite G10, Blue Sky Offices 25 Cecil Pashley Way

Shoreham Airport

Shoreham-By-Sea

West Sussex

BN43 5FF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (0 active · 7 resigned)

HICKS, Christine Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2007-03-05

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Active

HICKS, Christine Margaret→

director · ~69y · appointed 2007-03-05

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Active

O'HARA, Peter Cairns→

director · ~70y · appointed 2007-03-05

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Active

C H REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2007-03-05

Resigned

DAWSON, Andrew Cecil→

director · ~47y · appointed 2007-03-21 · resigned 2008-10-16

Resigned

FOSTER, John→

director · ~69y · appointed 2007-03-21 · resigned 2008-10-16

Resigned

HUGHES, David John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2007-03-05 · resigned 2008-10-31

Resigned

NEAME, Philip→

director · ~80y · appointed 2007-03-21 · resigned 2011-02-25

Resigned

RICKMAN, Bryan Colin→

director · ~55y · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2007-03-05

Resigned

WATTS, James Bradley→

director · ~57y · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2007-03-05

Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2026-04-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-26

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-01-20

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-01-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-08-05

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2025-07-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-02-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-02-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-02-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-14