CENTRAL NETWORK SERVICES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC563501 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-18
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£20.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £20,185
Cash YoY
-26%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£13k
↓ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£20k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↓ 6.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £20.8k | £22.1k |
| Current assets | £30.8k | £33.0k |
| Cash | £13.3k | £18.0k |
| Debtors | £17.6k | £15.0k |
| Net assets | £20.2k | £17.2k |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-11-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-21➕BURT, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2019-05-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-08-01➖BURT, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2017-07-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-07-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-05-01➕MARSHALL, Brian Charles appointeddirector
- 2017-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs CENTRAL NETWORK SERVICES LIMITED
- 2017-04-18➕BURT, Christopher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Brian Charles Marshall Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/05/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Christopher Burtceased 31/07/2017· 75-100% shares
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
Incorporated2017-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
63 Braedale Crescent
Newmains
Wishaw
ML2 9AQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-01
Last: 2025-04-17
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BURT, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSHALL, Brian Charles→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURT, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2017-04-18 · resigned 2017-08-01
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Recent filings (29 total)
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accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-06