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.

Why now

Window opening · medium confidence

More negotiable than before — 2 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Bankability: 70 → 65
· Live charges: 5 → 6

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 7.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 2 negative signals vs 0 positive.

↓Bankability: 70 → 65
↓Live charges: 5 → 6

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 52102

Sector: Transportation & storage

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

52230SIC 52230

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.9y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 7.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· 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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

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.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-06-16
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mortgage · MR01
2026-06-09
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Paragon Business Finance PLC
2025-12-24
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accounts · AA
2025-09-05
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mortgage · MR01
2025-09-05
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-29
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
2025-08-28
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
2024-12-20
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accounts · AA
2024-01-07
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accounts · AA
2023-08-18
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mortgage · MR01
2023-08-18
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mortgage · MR01
2023-08-11
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
2023-08-11
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
2023-06-15
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accounts · AA01
2023-01-30
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officers · CH01
2023-01-30
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officers · CH01
2023-01-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-05
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accounts · AA
2021-08-31
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accounts · AA
2020-12-30
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accounts · AA
2019-08-30
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accounts · AA
2018-08-31
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accounts · AA
2018-08-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
2017-05-15
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EWART, Louise Anne appointed
director
2017-05-15
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EWART, Craig resigned
director
2010-11-15
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Company incorporated
As CLOUD GLOBAL LTD
2010-11-15
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FRATER, Graeme appointed
director
2010-11-15
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MCDONALD, Craig Ross appointed
director
2010-11-15
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EWART, Craig appointed
director

Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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

1 med · 1 low

3 new charges in last 12 months

medium

Heavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.

Evidence: 2026-06-09: A registered charge; 2025-08-29: A registered charge; 2025-08-28: A registered charge

6 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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→

director · ~44y · appointed 2017-05-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FRATER, Graeme→

director · ~47y · appointed 2010-11-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCDONALD, Craig Ross→

director · ~43y · appointed 2010-11-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

EWART, Craig→

director · ~46y · appointed 2010-11-15 · resigned 2017-05-15

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Paragon Paragon Business Finance PLC	A registered charge	1 property	09/06/2026	—
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 (48 total)

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mortgage · MR01

2026-06-16

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