KINJAL FOOD LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC661913 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-22
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (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: medium (70/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,509

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£1.5k
Current assets£9.7k
Cash£2.2k
Net assets£1.5k

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.

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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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-17
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    GYAWALI, Mahesh resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-09-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-09-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-06-20
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    GYAWALI, Mahesh appointed
    director
  8. 2025-06-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-06-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2025-06-20
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-04-01
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    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2025-04-01
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2025-04-01
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2025-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2025-02-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2025-02-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2025-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2025-02-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2024-06-01
    ➕
    SAPKOTA, Umesh appointed
    director
  21. 2024-05-31
    ➖
    BHANDARI, Keshabraj resigned
    director
  22. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As KINJAL FOOD LTD
  25. 2020-05-22
    ➕
    BHANDARI, Keshabraj appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Umesh Sapkota
Individual · Nepalese · DOB 09/1987 · age 39
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/09/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mahesh Gyawaliceased 17/09/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Mr Umesh Sapkotaceased 17/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Keshabraj Bhandariceased 31/05/2024· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2020-05-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

36 Alloway Street
Ayr
KA7 1SH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SAPKOTA, Umesh→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHANDARI, Keshabraj→
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-05-22 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned
GYAWALI, Mahesh→
director · ~32y · appointed 2025-06-20 · resigned 2025-09-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-04-01
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-04-01
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25