17CICADA LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
13429166 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-31
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20590
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72110Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1000800

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 6 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-02-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-02-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-12-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-12-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-12-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-07-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2025-02-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2025-02-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-11-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2023-11-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-11-06
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    FOX, Athan Lucian, Dr resigned
    director
  16. 2023-03-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2023-01-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-01-10
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    ROGAN, Andrew Stephen appointed
    director
  19. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-07-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2022-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2022-03-14
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    FREEMAN, Miles James resigned
    director
  23. 2022-01-07
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Peter John Kirk, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2021-12-08
    ➖
    CYANETICS LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2021-05-31
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    Company incorporated
    As 17CICADA LTD
  26. 2021-05-31
    ➕
    BRYAN, Samantha, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 2021-05-31
    ➕
    FOX, Athan Lucian, Dr appointed
    director
  28. 2021-05-31
    ➕
    FREEMAN, Miles James appointed
    director
  29. 2021-05-31
    ➕
    CYANETICS LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Stephen Rogan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest10/01/2023
Dr Peter John Kirk Knight
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest07/01/2022
Dr Samantha Bryan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest31/05/2021
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Andrew Stephen Roganceased 26/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Dr Peter John Kirk Knightceased 26/06/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Dr Samantha Bryanceased 26/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Dr Athan Lucian Foxceased 06/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2021-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20590 — SIC 20590

Registered office

St. John's Innovation Centre
Cowley Road
Cambridge
CB4 0WS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BRYAN, Samantha, Dr→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNIGHT, Peter John Kirk, Dr→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROGAN, Andrew Stephen→
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOX, Athan Lucian, Dr→
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-05-31 · resigned 2023-11-06
Resigned
FREEMAN, Miles James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-05-31 · resigned 2022-03-14
Resigned
CYANETICS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2021-05-31 · resigned 2021-12-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10