CUBIS PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC434024 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-04
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£48.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £48,168
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£48k
Current Assets
£132k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £48.2k | — |
| Current assets | £131.7k | — |
| Net assets | £48.2k | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-01-23➕MACALPINE, Alexandra Margaret Janette appointeddirector
- 2012-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs CUBIS PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2012-10-04➕MACALPINE, Graham appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Alexandra Margaret Janette Macalpine Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/10/2016 |
Mr Graham Macalpine Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Lomond Court
Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MACALPINE, Alexandra Margaret Janette→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2013-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACALPINE, Graham→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-10-04
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Recent filings (33 total)
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2025-09-23
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2024-10-07
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2024-03-01
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2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
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2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2022-09-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
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address · AD01
2021-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2020-04-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-04
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accounts · AA
2019-03-01