E-SECURE LTD.

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SC231830 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-22
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£267.8k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 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 £267,840
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£298k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Net Worth
£268k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£321k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£65k£129k£194k£258k£323kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£267.8k£241.9k
Current assets£320.8k£322.8k
Cash£297.7k£310.9k
Debtors£23.1k£11.9k
Net assets£267.8k£241.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-04
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-05-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2009-10-01
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    HOLLAND, Iain Leslie resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As E-SECURE LTD.
  19. 2002-05-22
    ➕
    CUMMING, Robert Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2002-05-22
    ➕
    CUMMING, Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2002-05-22
    ➕
    HOLLAND, Iain Leslie appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-05-22
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-05-22
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-05-22
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-05-22
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-05-22
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-05-22
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Mark Cumming
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/06/2016
Mr Robert Cumming
Individual · British · DOB 09/1943 · age 83
——board controlboard control04/06/2016

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
Incorporated2002-05-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

14 Rutland Square
Edinburgh
EH1 2BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CUMMING, Robert Mark→
director · ~52y · appointed 2002-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUMMING, Robert→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLLAND, Iain Leslie→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2002-05-22
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2002-05-22
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2002-05-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-08