INDIA PALMS TAKEAWAY LTD

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SC605160 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£124.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £124,458

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£124k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£25k£50k£75k£100k£124kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£124.5k£78.9k
Current assets£33.6k£24.5k
Net assets£124.5k£78.9k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2022-04-12
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As INDIA PALMS TAKEAWAY LTD
  11. 2018-08-14
    ABBAS, Saqib appointed
    director
  12. 2018-08-14
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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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

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

Group structure

The India Palm Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The India Palm Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
INDIA PALMS TAKEAWAY LTD
This company · SC605160

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The India Palm Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares12/04/2022
Mr Saqib Abbas
Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/08/2018

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
Incorporated2018-08-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

23 Glasgow Street
Dumfries
DG2 9AF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ABBAS, Saqib
director · ~36y · appointed 2018-08-14
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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-04-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-27