CAMBUSNETHAN SLUSH LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC315830 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-02
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), 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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,624
Net assets shrinking
Down £41,716 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↓ 96% YoY
Current Assets
£173k
↑ 6.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £123.2k | £172.1k |
| Current assets | £173.2k | £163.2k |
| Net assets | £1.6k | £43.3k |
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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2022-11-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-05📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-10-25➕MURPHY, Rachel Rhena appointeddirector
- 2017-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-06-07➕SANDFORD, Verity Jane Marchant appointeddirector
- 2010-05-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2010-03-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-04-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2007-02-06➕SANDFORD, Ross Alexander Easton appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-06➕SANDFORD, Peter George Stenhouse appointeddirector
- 2007-02-06➕SANDFORD, Ross Alexander Easton appointeddirector
- 2007-02-05➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-02-05➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CAMBUSNETHAN SLUSH LIMITED
- 2007-02-02➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-02-02➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
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
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| D'NISI COFFEE COMPANY (FRANCHISE) LIMITED→ SC300329 · est 2006 | — | — | £92.0k | — | 20y | 83 | 61y |
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| PREGO RESTAURANT (CARLUKE) LTD→ SC307423 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 2600 | 19y | 83 | 62y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services
Registered office
Wishaw Business Centre
King Street
Wishaw
Lanarkshire
ML2 8BT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
SANDFORD, Ross Alexander Easton→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-02-06
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MURPHY, Rachel Rhena→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-10-25
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SANDFORD, Peter George Stenhouse→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2007-02-06
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SANDFORD, Ross Alexander Easton→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-02-06
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SANDFORD, Verity Jane Marchant→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-06-07
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-02 · resigned 2007-02-05
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-02 · resigned 2007-02-05
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 24/03/2010 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 30/04/2007 | 22/05/2010 |
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09