Cults are not universal and exist as a small unorthodox groups within a religion. Revealed religions, such as Judaism and Christianity are not cults as they have become universal and give moral leadership and inspiration to cultures at large, lasting many centuries. However, all major religions started as little flocks. Christianity was initially belittled as a Jewish splinter-group. The answer is no, a major revealed religion is always a universal religion.
Sects are only possible as elements in a closed religious system.
There are Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Buddhist sects, but no sects in their own right. The basic motivation of most sects is to reform and to place their attention backwards into the past and into the pure teachings of the early period. Often sects raise certain elements of the faith into importance emphasizing a certain teaching, or a certain feature such as healing, or awakening. Most sects will reject the world and turn their attention to pure ascetical pursuits. Sects distinguishes themselves from cults as they remain oriented towards the basic teachings of their parent religion.