360 DEFENCE (INFOSEC) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07927573 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-30
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-01-30🏢Company incorporatedAs 360 DEFENCE (INFOSEC) LIMITED
- 2012-01-30➕LEILA, Karen Angela Dawn appointeddirector
- 2012-01-30➕LEILA, Simon Gareth Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Simon Leila Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Karen Leila Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
Challenge House
616 Mitcham Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 3AA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LEILA, Karen Angela Dawn→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2012-01-30
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LEILA, Simon Gareth Thomas→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-01-30
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Recent filings (29 total)
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2025-08-31
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2025-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
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2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2022-08-24
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2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2020-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2019-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-08-17