CLOUD GLOBAL LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC388805 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-15
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52102
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 52230SIC 52230
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · oldest 7.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
47 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2025-08-28🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2023-08-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2023-06-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-08-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2017-05-15➕EWART, Louise Anne appointeddirector
- 2017-05-15➖EWART, Craig resigneddirector
- 2010-11-15🏢Company incorporatedAs CLOUD GLOBAL LTD
- 2010-11-15➕FRATER, Graeme appointeddirector
- 2010-11-15➕MCDONALD, Craig Ross appointeddirector
- 2010-11-15➕EWART, Craig appointeddirector
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
1 low5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52102 — SIC 52102
Registered office
Unit 7, No.1 Cargo Building Campsie Drive
Glasgow Airport
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 2SG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
EWART, Louise Anne→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRATER, Graeme→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2010-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCDONALD, Craig Ross→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2010-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EWART, Craig→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2010-11-15 · resigned 2017-05-15
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/08/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/08/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/08/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/08/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/08/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (47 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-06-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05