360 CYBERSEC LTD

💤Zombieactive
10369630 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-11
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    capital · SH01
  2. 2025-07-14
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-01
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-16
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-01-12
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-03
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-03
    VAN SPALL, David resigned
    director
  11. 2020-03-03
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-10-08
    CHARLES, Royston Leslie appointed
    director
  13. 2019-10-08
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-09-05
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    address · AD01
  15. 2019-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-11
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-23
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    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2016-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 360 CYBERSEC LTD
  19. 2016-09-11
    VAN SPALL, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 David Van Spall
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence11/09/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

10a High Street
Chislehurst
BR7 5AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CHARLES, Royston Leslie
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-10-08
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Active
VAN SPALL, David
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-09-11 · resigned 2020-03-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-03-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23