DRS FOOD LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC700270 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-01
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 78109Other activities of employment placement agencies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 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
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-11-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-12-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-01-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-01-17
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-01-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2024-01-16
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    SUNDARARAJ, Selvakumar appointed
    director
  14. 2024-01-16
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    BHETUWAL, Shree Krishna resigned
    director
  15. 2023-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2023-06-14
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    PAUDEL, Jagat resigned
    director
  17. 2023-06-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2023-02-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2023-02-09
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    PAUDEL, Jagat appointed
    director
  21. 2023-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2023-01-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2023-01-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2023-01-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2023-01-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2023-01-15
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    BHETUWAL, Shree Krishna appointed
    director
  27. 2023-01-15
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    SUBEDI, Dol Raj resigned
    director
  28. 2021-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As DRS FOOD LTD
  29. 2021-06-01
    ➕
    SUBEDI, Dol Raj 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 Selvakumar Sundararaj
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/01/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Shree Krishna Bhetuwalceased 05/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Shree Krishna Bhetuwalceased 16/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mr Dol Raj Subediceased 15/01/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

144a North Deeside Road
Peterculter
AB14 0UD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SUNDARARAJ, Selvakumar→
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHETUWAL, Shree Krishna→
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-01-15 · resigned 2024-01-16
Resigned
PAUDEL, Jagat→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-02-09 · resigned 2023-06-14
Resigned
SUBEDI, Dol Raj→
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-06-01 · resigned 2023-01-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03