CYGNET SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC158059 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-17

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 24.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.2y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 24.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

114 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	400	400

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2025-07-10
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2023-08-14
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2023-02-23
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2022-10-14
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accounts · AA
2021-10-28
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accounts · AA
2021-06-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-15
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2020-12-01
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2020-11-30
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officers · TM01
2020-11-30
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2020-11-30
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officers · AP01
2020-11-23
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HIGTON, Christopher Alan appointed
director
2020-10-31
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BUNTING, David Robert appointed
director
2020-10-31
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BUNTING, Steven Robert appointed
director
2020-10-31
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FRANKLIN-RYAN, Amanda Ann appointed
director
2020-10-31
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HIGTON, Pamela Ann appointed
director
2020-10-31
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HIGTON, Brian resigned
director
2020-09-22
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2019-10-11
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accounts · AA
2018-10-25
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2013-03-29
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MORRISON, Paul Anthony resigned
secretary
2013-03-29
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MORRISON, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2012-09-22
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FORREST, Andrew Robert resigned
director
2012-01-25
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FORREST, Andrew Robert appointed
director
2012-01-25
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SMITH, Iain resigned
director
2010-05-01
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FLYNN, Suzanne Gramina resigned
director
2009-05-01
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MORRISON, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2008-03-07
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FLYNN, Suzanne Gramina resigned
secretary
2008-03-07
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MORRISON, Paul Anthony appointed
secretary
2005-05-27
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SMITH, Iain appointed
director
2002-04-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2002-04-06
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FLYNN, Suzanne Gramina appointed
secretary
2002-04-06
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JACK, William, Dr resigned
secretary
2002-04-06
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JACK, William, Dr resigned
director
2002-03-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: South Lanarkshire Council
1996-01-15
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FLYNN, Michael Richard resigned
secretary
1996-01-15
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JACK, William, Dr appointed
secretary
1996-01-15
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HIGTON, Brian appointed
director
1996-01-15
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JACK, William, Dr appointed
director
1995-05-17
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Company incorporated
As CYGNET SOLUTIONS LIMITED
1995-05-17
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FLYNN, Michael Richard appointed
secretary
1995-05-17
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-05-17
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-05-17
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FLYNN, Suzanne Gramina appointed
director
1995-05-17
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1995-05-17
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Pamela Ann Higton Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	28/10/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Brian Higtonceased 28/10/2020· 50-75% shares

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

Incorporated1995-05-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Swan House, The Straith

Priestland

Darvel

Ayrshire

KA17 0LP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-28

Last: 2025-05-14