C & D LIVESTOCK LTD

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SC813615 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-14
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.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
  • · Opportunity score: 67 → 62
  • · Hygiene score: 70 → 65
  • · Filings: 9 → 11
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 1 positive.

  • Deal-killer verdict: cleancomplicated
  • Opportunity score: 6762
  • Hygiene score: 7065
  • Filings: 911
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 0.7y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-24
    LEDGER, Douglas Malcolm resigned
    director
  4. 2026-03-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-10-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2025-10-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2025-10-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Ukal NO3 Limited
  8. 2025-10-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ukal No 3 Limited
  9. 2025-04-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2025-04-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-10-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As C & D LIVESTOCK LTD
  14. 2024-06-14
    LEDGER, Chelsea Marina appointed
    director
  15. 2024-06-14
    LEDGER, Douglas Malcolm appointed
    director
  16. 2024-06-14
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    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 2.0 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

1 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-25

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Chelsea Marina Ledger
Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control14/06/2024
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Newlands Farm
Newlands Farm
Maybole
South Ayrshire
KA19 8LX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LEDGER, Chelsea Marina
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-06-14
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Active
LEDGER, Douglas Malcolm
director · ~79y · appointed 2024-06-14 · resigned 2026-03-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ukal NO3
Ukal NO3 Limited
A registered charge1 property03/10/2025
outstanding
Ukal No 3
Ukal No 3 Limited
A registered charge03/10/2025
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Recent filings (11 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-14