CABLE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 14.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.3y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.91M | £1.83M |
| Current assets | £3.11M | £2.21M |
| Cash | £1.06M | £608.9k |
| Debtors | £2.05M | £1.60M |
| Net assets | £1.91M | £1.83M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
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- 2026-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-05-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-03-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2009-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs CABLE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 2009-08-20➕BOSTOCK, Jason William appointeddirector
- 2009-08-20➕WILLIAMS, Jean Margaret appointeddirector
- 2009-08-20➕WARMISHAM, Barry Charles appointeddirector
- 2009-08-20➖WARMISHAM, Barry Charles resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 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 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanGroup structure
Cable Services Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cable Services Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 20/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 16/03/2012 | — |