CAMBRIC SYSTEMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC215320 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.2y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 1500 | 1500 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent)
- 2026-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-09-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-09-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-01-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-09➕OLCZAK, Zuzanna Alicja appointeddirector
- 2023-08-09➕SHAMS, Asheque appointeddirector
- 2023-08-09➖SHERRIFF, Claire resigneddirector
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-07-20📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2023-07-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-07-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-10-06➕SHERRIFF, Garry appointedsecretary
- 2016-10-06➖NICOL, Euan Macdougall resignedsecretary
- 2016-10-06➖NICOL, Euan Macdougall resigneddirector
- 2016-10-06➖NICOL, Katie resigneddirector
- 2014-04-06➕NICOL, Katie appointeddirector
- 2014-04-06➕SHERRIFF, Claire appointeddirector
- 2008-04-07➕NICOL, Euan Macdougall appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-14➖NICOL, Anne Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2008-03-14➖NICOL, Anne Margaret resigneddirector
- 2008-01-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2003-09-01➕SHERRIFF, Garry appointeddirector
- 2001-02-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CAMBRIC SYSTEMS LIMITED
- 2001-02-01➕NICOL, Anne Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2001-02-01➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-02-01➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-02-01➕NICOL, Anne Margaret appointeddirector
- 2001-02-01➕NICOL, Euan Macdougall appointeddirector
- 2001-02-01➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-02-01➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
Group structure
Abingdon Global Acquisitions Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Abingdon Global Acquisitions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CAMBRIC SYSTEMS LIMITED
This company · SC215320
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 |
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Abingdon Global Acquisitions Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/09/2025 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Abingdon Global Holdings Limitedceased 25/09/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Abingdon Software Group Limitedceased 25/09/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Garry Sherriffceased 09/08/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Euan Macdougall Nicolceased 06/10/2016· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
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.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
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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
Incorporated2001-02-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
Unit 26, Dunfermline Business Centre
Izatt Avenue
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 3BZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01
Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)
Active
OLCZAK, Zuzanna Alicja→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2023-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHAMS, Asheque→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHERRIFF, Garry→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2003-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NICOL, Anne Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-02-01 · resigned 2008-03-14
NICOL, Euan Macdougall→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-04-07 · resigned 2016-10-06
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-01 · resigned 2001-02-01
NICOL, Anne Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2001-02-01 · resigned 2008-03-14
NICOL, Euan Macdougall→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2001-02-01 · resigned 2016-10-06
NICOL, Katie→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2014-04-06 · resigned 2016-10-06
SHERRIFF, Claire→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-04-06 · resigned 2023-08-09
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-01 · resigned 2001-02-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ares Management (As Security Agent) Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/03/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 28/01/2008 | 12/06/2023 |
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Recent filings (110 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22