Crossword Cybersecurity Share Discussion Threads

[spig69] 11/10/2024 09:17

I admire your optimism Timbo. Alas, i've seen this before and I think the only way they will sell this company is via administration. A highly dilutive placing could an alternative. However, any new investor will require a large % of the company. I've written off my investment but stand by my assumption that this management team couldn't manage a childs tea party. Another expensive lesson learnt!

[timbo003] 11/10/2024 08:01

Looks like it has just got worse again spig ☹️

Probably curtains for equity holders, although I expect they will come round with the begging bowl later today for a rescue placing. I would need to be 100% convinced that it won't just help out the creditors, leaving the equity holders high and dry before I would consider dipping in again.

[spig69] 27/9/2024 15:05

Just when I didn't think it could get any worse and now this! What utter incompetence!
My young niece could run a public limited company better. Sometimes you have to learn the lesson as to why you invested in the 1st place. How on earth do they justify paying themselves a salary? You really do have to ask the question. Never mind, it's a lesson well learnt. If I find ANY company where these Directors are associated, I will avoid like the plague.

[spig69] 10/9/2024 14:35

Sometimes you have to admit you picked the wrong shares to buy!
The latest RNS was just an embarrassment. How could a company on the stock exchange make such poor decisions? Bordering on criminal. If I could achieve a loss of 20% from hereon in, I would sell and never, ever return. The Directors should be ashamed of the latest statements

[2lb] 16/8/2024 12:18

Not a viable business

[cocorico2009] 16/8/2024 10:32

Gap @ 4.1 now filled.

[kaos3] 14/8/2024 06:09

very bad ... ladies see it and run. they are supposed to be more intelligent and instinctive

[kaos3] 29/7/2024 14:33

in the old times circus had better clowns

[666james] 18/7/2024 08:58

Sorry to read that timbo. My fingers and toes are crossed for an improvement.

[timbo003] 18/7/2024 07:28

Hopefully this subscription is going to turn out a bit better than the last FOUR placings I have participated in with Crossword (Mar-18, Dec-18, Apr-20 and Jul-21). Needless to say those shares all remain well under water 🙁

[timbo003] 18/7/2024 07:07

I took up a few in the placing (EIS qualifying so a three year hold for me). Tom Ilube putting in £200K (40% of the total) and the recent announcement regarding the exclusive partnership to jointly market Rizikon (with the potential to generate several million pounds over the coming years) did it for me.

[666james] 07/7/2024 13:23

Very quiet on this board and it has moved a bit in the past few days

[bmwman3] 20/6/2024 11:16

Repulsive weasel

[sellhighandbuylow] 19/6/2024 07:55

oooops, another crash for our FAILED share ramping LOSER !!

[vasilis] 18/6/2024 09:36

bmwman3/kaos3

I cannot comment on what was going on in and around 2019 as I had no interest in the company at that time. What concerns me today as an investor is what opportunities lie ahead in the future and how the company is gearing up to meet those opportunities. In that respect this recent Vox interview with our CEO Stuart Jubb is well worth watching-

Note that Rizikon is mentioned in the interview.

In short I see the company today from my perspective as still in 're-boot' mode as it clearly needs more people and probably more small acquisitions to gain further traction. So whilst there may be those who are taking a 'short term punt' on the shares today that is clearly not my strategy. I see CCS as a long term hold and am happy to support the company as it grows over the next few years.

[kaos3] 18/6/2024 08:40

vasilij - why the mix of software vs consulting does not improve
why are they spreading around the world incurring associated cost burden, when they are so small
why not building critical mass at home ... why are they being kind of ignored

etc etc

competitors are booming in repetitive softwear purchase meanwhile

[kaos3] 18/6/2024 08:33

my major concerns

- cln will cost interest atm on PL, and lots of cash consumption when business turns cash flow postive and starts paying back and/or lots of shares issued.

- they are performing hugely on consulting due to sir Richards and others connections all around the world. for such a small company it is obviously it is being pushed by a power. but despite ever new software products in the mix - software does generally not gain selling traction after the customers get introduced to it by consulting work as much as it should. not the right product it seems.

observing but non investable to me until both issues solved

[bmwman3] 18/6/2024 08:22

24/4/19 rns shows options being exercised at £1.90 and £2.80 respectively so clearly whichever way you look at it the historical share price was huge multiples of where we are at

[babbler] 18/6/2024 07:56

Yes. There was an rns.

[vasilis] 18/6/2024 07:50

SP rising fueled by the potential business opportunities in today's news :-

[vasilis] 29/5/2024 10:28

Yesterday's Investor Meet presentation for anyone who missed it -



Good informative presentation. All on track to move to profitable EBITDA by the end of the year and I wouldn't be surprised if we get some 'surprise' additional positive news in the second half of this year - particularly as regards the new risks - and therefore new opportunities - of Cyber AI.

[vasilis] 21/5/2024 07:50

Good to see the long planned changes announced this morning -



Note especially our prospective new CEO's statement that things are on-course for 'profitable growth' later this year -

'Stuart Jubb, incoming CEO, said: "I am honoured that Tom and Sir Richard are putting their trust in me to take on the role of CEO from August this year. Tom and I have prepared for this transition over the past few years. I am excited about what we are setting out to achieve for our clients, our staff and our shareholders over the next few years, as Crossword moves into its profitable growth phase later this year." '

All looks to have gone to plan from my perspective to position the company for a new phase of growth.

[kaos3] 16/4/2024 06:51

i an here from the very beginning. even from the date Sir rd was present in person to us

and i always wathced her and listened to her...

and got hints of her mood, how much did she say, when she got involved, how enthusiastic she was about topics
etc...


i am glad for your opinion, mine is different lol

all those takeovers with paper , all those cln to lube and its terms....

she is better having a low income easy life imho than being resposible for the results of the actions based on others ideas and benefits

hey ... just imho

pizdočka

i hope you do not consider moms bad and are hatefull

[vasilis] 16/4/2024 06:38

kaos 3

1 The RNS is headed 'CFO Transition'. The clue is in the word 'Transition' which shows this has been planned.

2 The RNS clearly states : 'The Board has agreed that Mary will step down as Chief Financial Officer and as an executive director of the Company on 30 June 2024, following the finalisation of the 2023 Annual Report & Accounts.' In other words the decision is mutual.

3 Rose Clark has already been lined up to be the next CFO so in no way was Mary Dowd's decision to move on unexpected. People change jobs - fact of life.

4 'Boys left alone'? Did you not read 'Rose Clark will join the Crossword Board following a satisfactory handover period with Mary Dowd, and a further announcement will be made at that time.'

5 'mom gone'? Puerile.

[kaos3] 16/4/2024 06:09

is not having charts above a big signal..... imho it is

Mary ... i trusted her a lot ... so what is going on...

boys left alone ... mom gone