CYCENE INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

10774148 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-16

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 31020

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 8.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

20 officers (9 active, 20 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 capital
• 1 accounts
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-07-11
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accounts · AA
2026-06-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-21
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capital · SH08
2026-02-21
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capital · SH10
2025-09-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
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RAWLINSON, Andrew appointed
director
2025-06-30
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PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2025-03-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-03
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BARBER, Simon Keith resigned
director
2024-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-05
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-12-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-11-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-08
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CAHILL, John resigned
director
2023-11-01
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COOKE, Neil Leslie appointed
director
2023-07-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-01
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SNOW, Katy Louise appointed
director
2022-10-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-30
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LABBETT, Tracey Anne resigned
director
2022-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-11
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BISHTON, James appointed
director
2021-01-15
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mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2020-12-18
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Murray Investments Limited
2020-12-18
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Murray Investments Limited (As Security Trustee)
2020-03-11
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HENDRY, David James appointed
secretary
2020-03-11
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HENDRY, David James appointed
director
2020-03-11
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TURNBULL, Julie resigned
secretary
2020-03-11
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TURNBULL, Julie resigned
director
2020-02-04
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NORTH, Andrew Michael resigned
director
2019-11-15
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TATTERSALL, Richard Harvey resigned
director
2019-11-11
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ADAM, Richard resigned
secretary
2019-11-11
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TURNBULL, Julie appointed
secretary
2019-11-11
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ADAM, Richard David resigned
director
2019-11-11
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TURNBULL, Julie appointed
director
2018-12-31
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ACRES, Simon Malcom resigned
director
2018-12-31
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NORTH, Andrew Michael appointed
director
2018-08-31
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ADAM, Richard appointed
secretary
2018-01-05
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ENGLAND, Alastair Strang appointed
director
2018-01-05
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ACRES, Simon Malcom appointed
director
2018-01-05
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ADAM, Richard David appointed
director
2018-01-05
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BARBER, Simon Keith appointed
director
2018-01-05
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CAHILL, John appointed
director
2018-01-05
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LABBETT, Tracey Anne appointed
director
2018-01-05
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TATTERSALL, Richard Harvey appointed
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Murray Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Murray Investments Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CYCENE INVESTMENTS LIMITED

This company · 10774148

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Sir Robert Sydney Murray Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	16/05/2017
Murray Investments Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	16/05/2017

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

Incorporated2017-05-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC31020 — SIC 31020

Registered office

Omega Boulevard Capitol Park

Thorne

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN8 5TX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-29

Last: 2026-05-15