CUNNING BLADE LTD
- · Hygiene score: 85 → 65
- · Opportunity score: 71 → 63
- · Bankability: 75 → 65
- · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.
- ↓Opportunity score: 71 → 63
- ↓Hygiene score: 85 → 65
- ↓Bankability: 75 → 65
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- 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-359.4k | £-273.3k |
| Current assets | £36.2k | £243.2k |
| Cash | £30.8k | £1 |
| Debtors | £5.4k | £243.2k |
| Net assets | £-382.0k | £-304.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-08📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-10-08📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-10-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-10-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-01➕JOHNSTONE, Dickon Wingfield Stratford appointeddirector
- 2025-10-01➖DOWNIE, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2025-10-01➖SPINKS, Martin James resigneddirector
- 2025-10-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-06📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-03-06📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-03-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-03-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-07➖JAMESON, Carolyn resigneddirector
- 2019-12-23➕JAMESON, Carolyn appointeddirector
- 2016-05-31➖MUNRO, Garry resigneddirector
- 2015-11-25➕SPINKS, Martin James appointeddirector
- 2015-11-24➕MUNRO, Garry appointeddirector
- 2013-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs CUNNING BLADE LTD
- 2013-11-27➕DOWNIE, Christopher John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-12
Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: DOWNIE, Christopher John resigned 2025-10-01; SPINKS, Martin James resigned 2025-10-01
Group structure
Themis International Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Themis International Services Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/10/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Martin James Spinksceased 01/10/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Christopher John Downieceased 01/10/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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 →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.
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Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
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