CBM ENTERPRISES LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC785166 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-06
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 9 → 13
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 913
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (78/100)

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

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-04-302024-10-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-07-14
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-07-14
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-06-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-01-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-11-27
    BARR, Ciaran Patrick resigned
    director
  9. 2023-11-27
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-11-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-10-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CBM ENTERPRISES LTD
  12. 2023-10-06
    MCRAE, Brandon Edinson appointed
    director
  13. 2023-10-06
    BARR, Ciaran Patrick appointed
    director
  14. 2023-10-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brandon Edinson Mcrae
Individual · British · DOB 12/1999 · age 27
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/10/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ciaran Patrick Barrceased 27/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-10-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

8 Old Bellsdyke Road
Larbert
FK5 4EE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCRAE, Brandon Edinson
director · ~27y · appointed 2023-10-06
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Active
BARR, Ciaran Patrick
director · ~27y · appointed 2023-10-06 · resigned 2023-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-06