51 CARGO SERVICES LTD

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07150621 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£62.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52290Other transportation support activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £62,430

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£62k
↑ 1114% YoY
Current Assets
£425k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£90k£181k£271k£361k£451kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£106.6k£233.2k
Current assets£424.6k£451.3k
Net assets£62.4k£5.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-11
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-02-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-02-28
    ➖
    CHEN, Lu resigned
    secretary
  17. 2014-02-28
    ➖
    NING, Xin resigned
    director
  18. 2012-04-01
    ➖
    CHEN, Lu resigned
    director
  19. 2012-03-26
    ➖
    CHEN, Lu resigned
    director
  20. 2011-11-24
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    PAN, Xueqing appointed
    director
  21. 2011-03-04
    ➕
    CHEN, Lu appointed
    director
  22. 2011-03-04
    ➕
    CHEN, Lu appointed
    director
  23. 2011-03-03
    ➕
    CHEN, Lu appointed
    secretary
  24. 2011-03-03
    ➖
    WU, Yong resigned
    director
  25. 2010-02-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 51 CARGO SERVICES LTD
  26. 2010-02-09
    ➕
    NING, Xin appointed
    director
  27. 2010-02-09
    ➕
    WU, Yong appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Xueqing Pan
Individual · Chinese · DOB 12/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2010-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

51 Cargo Services Ltd Sankey Valley Industrial Estate
Junction Lane
Newton-Le-Willows
WA12 8DN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

PAN, Xueqing→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHEN, Lu→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-03 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
CHEN, Lu→
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-03-04 · resigned 2012-03-26
Resigned
CHEN, Lu→
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-03-04 · resigned 2012-04-01
Resigned
NING, Xin→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-02-09 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
WU, Yong→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-02-09 · resigned 2011-03-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-12