CARGIL LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
09431513 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-10
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
48/100
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 48/100 (watch), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
48/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-02-17
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2016-02-17
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2015-11-17
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · 4.71
  4. 2015-06-08
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  5. 2015-06-08
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  6. 2015-06-08
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2015-06-04
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  8. 2015-05-20
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · 4.70
  9. 2015-05-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2015-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARGIL LIMITED
  11. 2015-02-10
    MACGREGOR, Allan appointed
    director
  12. 2015-02-10
    MACGREGOR, George appointed
    director
  13. 2015-02-10
    MACGREGOR, John Merchant appointed
    director
  14. 2015-02-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-02-17

4 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2016-02-17: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2015-11-17: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

Old Station Road
Loughton
Essex
IG10 4PL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

MACGREGOR, Allan
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-02-10
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Active
MACGREGOR, George
director · ~83y · appointed 2015-02-10
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Active
MACGREGOR, John Merchant
director · ~81y · appointed 2015-02-10
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Recent filings (9 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2016-02-17
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.71
2015-11-17
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2015-06-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2015-06-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2015-06-08
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2015-06-04
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2015-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2015-05-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2015-02-10