CUTTLEFISH GRAPHICS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC501431 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-24
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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.
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CUTTLEFISH GRAPHICS LIMITED
- 2015-03-24➕TODD, David appointeddirector
- 2015-03-24➕TODD, Martha 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 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
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.
- 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 |
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Mr David Todd Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/03/2017 |
Mrs Martha Todd Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
12 Gavel Grove
Lanark
ML11 9FE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
TODD, Martha→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2015-03-24
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24