CARDINAL I T LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC296116 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-25

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Computer facilities management activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 76/100 (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).

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 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

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	—	£31.0k
Current assets	—	£41.0k
Cash	—	£38.6k
Debtors	—	£2.4k
Net assets	—	£31.0k
Average employees	2	—

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-10-29
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2024-10-04
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2023-10-18
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2022-10-14
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2022-10-14
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2022-10-14
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2022-10-14
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2022-10-10
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2021-09-06
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2020-10-07
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2019-10-16
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2018-10-04
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2017-10-24
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2016-10-21
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2016-05-14
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2015-05-12
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AITKEN, Andrew resigned
director
2006-01-25
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Company incorporated
As CARDINAL I T LTD.
2006-01-25
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MOORE, Gordon appointed
secretary
2006-01-25
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MOORE, Gordon appointed
director
2006-01-25
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PATERSON, Alan Andrew appointed
director
2006-01-25
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-01-25
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-01-25
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AITKEN, Andrew appointed
director
2006-01-25
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2006-01-25
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Andrew Paterson Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/06/2016

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

Incorporated2006-01-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62030 — Computer facilities management activities

Registered office

2 Melville Street

Falkirk

FK1 1HZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-13

Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MOORE, Gordon→

secretary · appointed 2006-01-25

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Active

MOORE, Gordon→

director · ~45y · appointed 2006-01-25

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Active

PATERSON, Alan Andrew→

director · ~48y · appointed 2006-01-25

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Active

FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2006-01-25

Resigned

AITKEN, Andrew→

director · ~46y · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2015-05-12

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2006-01-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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2025-10-29

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2025-10-24

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2024-11-08

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accounts · AA

2024-10-04

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-18

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officers · CH03

2022-10-14

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-10-14

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-10-14

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-10-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-10-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-29

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-09-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-10-07