CALMER KARMA LIMITED

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04093292 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.0y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Average employees-100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-21
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  2. 2024-07-22
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  3. 2023-09-25
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  4. 2023-09-25
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  5. 2023-07-28
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  6. 2022-07-21
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  7. 2021-09-07
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  8. 2021-07-27
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  9. 2020-07-16
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  10. 2019-07-30
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  11. 2018-07-29
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  12. 2017-07-26
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  13. 2016-07-28
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  14. 2015-10-28
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  15. 2015-07-23
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  16. 2011-12-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Elizabeth Property Nominee (No.3) Limited and Elizabeth Property Nominee (No.4) Limited as Trustees for the Elizabeth House Limited Partnership
  17. 2007-07-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: P&O Property Holdings Limited
  18. 2000-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As CALMER KARMA LIMITED
  19. 2000-10-19
    ➕
    FINNEY, Kimberley Ann appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-10-19
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    TAYLOR, Karin Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2000-10-19
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    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-10-19
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    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-10-19
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    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2000-10-19
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    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Karin Elizabeth Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/10/2016

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
Incorporated2000-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

67 Kings Road
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 3BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FINNEY, Kimberley Ann→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Karin Elizabeth→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-19 · resigned 2000-10-19
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-19 · resigned 2000-10-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Elizabeth Property Nominee (No.3) and Elizabeth Property Nominee (No.4) as Trustees for the Elizabeth House Partnership
Elizabeth Property Nominee (No.3) Limited and Elizabeth Property Nominee (No.4) Limited as Trustees for the Elizabeth House Limited Partnership
Rent deposit deed1 property23/12/2011—
outstanding
P&O Property Holdings
P&O Property Holdings Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property31/07/2007—
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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
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accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-16