CYBERFIND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC208733 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-03

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.9y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 17.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

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

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-05	2024-04-05
Average employees	2	200

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-04
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-12-21
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-12-15
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-01-06
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-15
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-12-30
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-07-28
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-12-19
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-09-08
🔒
Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2010-04-05
➖
RALSTON, Jacqueline resigned
secretary
2008-07-30
🔒
Charge registered #2
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2008-06-21
🔒
Charge registered #1
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2000-07-13
➕
RALSTON, Stewart Anthony appointed
director
2000-07-13
➕
RALSTON, Jacqueline appointed
secretary
2000-07-13
➖
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-07-13
➖
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2000-07-03
🏢
Company incorporated
As CYBERFIND LIMITED
2000-07-03
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-07-03
➕
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stewart Anthony Ralston Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	03/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Professional services · AB postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
DANIEL MP LTD→ SC432421 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
DARWIN STRATEGIC SEARCH LIMITED→ SC884143 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DASBO LIMITED→ SC347934 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
DAVID WALLACE CONTRACTS LTD→ SC630344 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
DBK ONE LIMITED→ SC712147 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
DEBRIK ENGINEERING CONSULTANT LIMITED→ SC735995 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
DEESIDE INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC388863 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—
DENTAL IMPLANTS SCOTLAND LTD.→ SC858750 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DGF CONSULTANCY LTD→ SC666463 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
DIACK ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ SC288554 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
DIACK DRILLING LTD→ SC605096 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
DINKY DIGGERS (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC323098 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-07-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

5d Anderson Drive

Western Cross

Aberdeen

AB15 4ST

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-05

Last made up to: 2025-04-05

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-17

Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

RALSTON, Stewart Anthony→

director · ~58y · appointed 2000-07-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RALSTON, Jacqueline→

secretary · appointed 2000-07-13 · resigned 2010-04-05

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-03 · resigned 2000-07-13

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-03 · resigned 2000-07-13

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	08/09/2011	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	30/07/2008	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	21/06/2008	—

Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.