C & D LIVESTOCK LTD
- · Lifecycle stage: startup → early
- · Investment thesis: unclassified → growth_story
- · Hygiene score: 65 → 85
- · Bankability: 55 → 70
- · 5 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 5 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ·Lifecycle stage: startup → early
- ·Investment thesis: unclassified → growth_story
- ↑Deal-killer verdict: complicated → workable
- ↑Opportunity score: 62 → 70
- ↑Hygiene score: 65 → 85
- +3 more
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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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 0.8y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-29 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-04-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-24➖LEDGER, Douglas Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2026-03-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ukal NO3 Limited
- 2025-10-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ukal No 3 Limited
- 2025-04-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs C & D LIVESTOCK LTD
- 2024-06-14➕LEDGER, Chelsea Marina appointeddirector
- 2024-06-14➕LEDGER, Douglas Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2024-06-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Chelsea Marina Ledger Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 14/06/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Douglas Malcolm Ledgerceased 24/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ukal NO3 Ukal NO3 Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/10/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Ukal No 3 Ukal No 3 Limited | A registered charge | — | 03/10/2025 | — |