AMBIKA RESTAURANT LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16252117 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-14
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 steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
- · Filings: 5 → 8
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Filings: 5 → 8
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07➕PATEL, Dhanraj Chetanbhai appointeddirector
- 2026-07-07➖PATEL, Dhanraj Chetanbhai resigneddirector
- 2026-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-07-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-24➕PATEL, Shivani Devendrabhai appointeddirector
- 2025-07-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-17➕PATEL, Dhanraj Chetanbhai appointeddirector
- 2025-06-17➖PATEL, Shivani Devendrabhai resigneddirector
- 2025-06-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AMBIKA RESTAURANT LIMITED
- 2025-02-14➕PATEL, Shivani Devendrabhai appointeddirector
- 2025-02-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Shivani Devendrabhai Patel Individual · Indian · DOB 04/1999 · age 27 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/02/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
5 Theobald Court
Theobald Street
Borehamwood
WD6 4RN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-03
Last: 2026-06-19
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
PATEL, Dhanraj Chetanbhai→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2026-07-07
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PATEL, Shivani Devendrabhai→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2025-07-24
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PATEL, Dhanraj Chetanbhai→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · appointed 2025-06-17 · resigned 2026-07-07
PATEL, Shivani Devendrabhai→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · appointed 2025-02-14 · resigned 2025-06-17
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-14