A CUTHBERT & CO LIMITED

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08087589 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-29
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£37.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £37,698
Cash YoY
+3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↑ 2.7% YoY
Net Worth
£38k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£99k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£40k£60k£79k£99kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£63.5k£66.3k
Current assets£99.3k£79.0k
Cash£8.2k£8.0k
Debtors—£71.0k
Net assets£37.7k£33.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-01
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    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2019-04-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-02-20
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-29
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    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2012-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As A CUTHBERT & CO LIMITED
  18. 2012-05-29
    ➕
    CUTHBERT, Alex appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CUTHBERT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alex Cuthbert
Individual · British · DOB 04/1990 · age 36
75–100%
—75-100% shares29/05/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

First Floor, Tudor House
16 Cathedral Road
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
CF11 9LJ
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CUTHBERT, Alex→
director · ~36y · appointed 2012-05-29
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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-11