CAMBRIDGE DRONE SERVICES LTD
🌱Startupactive
16917933 · ltd · incorporated 2025-12-17
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01500SIC 01500
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17🏢Company incorporatedAs CAMBRIDGE DRONE SERVICES LTD
- 2025-12-17➕CLARK, Matthew David appointedsecretary
- 2025-12-17➕CLARK, Matthew David appointeddirector
- 2025-12-17➕SMITH, Robert Giles Russell appointeddirector
- 2025-12-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 0.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew David Clark Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 17/12/2025 |
Robert Giles Russell Smith Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/12/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130
Registered office
2nd Floor College House
17 King Edwards Road,
Ruislip,
London,
HA4 7AE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-17
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CLARK, Matthew David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-12-17
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CLARK, Matthew David→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-12-17
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SMITH, Robert Giles Russell→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2025-12-17
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Recent filings (1 total)
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-12-17