CYBER SERVICES LIMITED

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SC138027 · ltd · incorporated 1992-04-29
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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: medium (77/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £3,002

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£600£1k£2k£2k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.0k£2.0k
Current assets£2.0k£1.0k
Net assets£3.0k£2.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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  2. 2025-06-10
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  3. 2025-06-10
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    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-06-01
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    BURNS, Mhairi appointed
    secretary
  5. 2025-06-01
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    COTTAM, Stephanie resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2023-12-14
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  8. 2022-12-20
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  9. 2021-12-13
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  10. 2020-12-10
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  11. 2019-12-16
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  12. 2018-12-17
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  13. 2017-12-19
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  14. 2016-12-07
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  15. 2016-05-19
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  16. 2015-12-21
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  17. 2015-05-29
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  18. 2001-05-15
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    BURNS, John Grant resigned
    secretary
  19. 2001-05-15
    ➕
    COTTAM, Stephanie appointed
    secretary
  20. 1994-02-01
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    BROWN, Caroline resigned
    secretary
  21. 1994-02-01
    ➕
    BURNS, John Grant appointed
    secretary
  22. 1992-05-01
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    BURNS, John Grant appointed
    director
  23. 1992-05-01
    ➕
    BROWN, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  24. 1992-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As CYBER SERVICES LIMITED
  25. 1992-04-29
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  26. 1992-04-29
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    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1992-04-29
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  28. 1992-04-29
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 John Grant Burns
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1992-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Robertland Villa
Railway Terrace
Aviemore
Inverness-Shire
PH22 1SA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BURNS, Mhairi→
secretary · appointed 2025-06-01
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Active
BURNS, John Grant→
director · ~58y · appointed 1992-05-01
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Active
BROWN, Caroline→
secretary · appointed 1992-05-01 · resigned 1994-02-01
Resigned
BURNS, John Grant→
secretary · appointed 1994-02-01 · resigned 2001-05-15
Resigned
COTTAM, Stephanie→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-15 · resigned 2025-06-01
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-04-29 · resigned 1992-04-29
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1992-04-29 · resigned 1992-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-08