CLD INVESTMENT GROUP LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC823588 · ltd · incorporated 2024-09-23
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
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
7 filings
60
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-09-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLD INVESTMENT GROUP LTD
  7. 2024-09-23
    CUNNINGHAM, Dylan Lee appointed
    director
  8. 2024-09-23
    GALE, Leo Jude appointed
    director
  9. 2024-09-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dylan Lee Cunningham
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/2001 · age 25
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/09/2024
Mr Leo Jude Gale
Individual · English · DOB 03/2001 · age 25
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/09/2024

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
Incorporated2024-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

Unit 4 Murcar Commercial Park Denmore Road
Bridge Of Don
Aberdeen
AB23 8JW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CUNNINGHAM, Dylan Lee
director · ~25y · appointed 2024-09-23
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Active
GALE, Leo Jude
director · ~25y · appointed 2024-09-23
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-09-23