CARGO SPUD LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC570220 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-03
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 | 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs CARGO SPUD LIMITED
- 2017-07-03➕DONNE, Simon John appointeddirector
- 2017-07-03➕HUME, Cara appointeddirector
- 2017-07-03➕WHYBREW, Nicholas James appointeddirector
- 2017-07-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas James Whybrew Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/07/2017 |
Mr Simon John Donne Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/07/2017 |
Ms Cara Hume Individual · Australian · DOB 09/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/07/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
19 Rutland Square
Edinburgh
EH1 2BB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DONNE, Simon John→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHYBREW, Nicholas James→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2017-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-06-23