KARMA SCOTTISH HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 56101Licenced restaurants
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · IFRSKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1.06M | — |
| Gross profit | £808.2k | — |
| Operating profit | £0 | — |
| Profit before tax | £0 | — |
| Average employees | 31 | 3000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-11-02🏢Company incorporatedAs KARMA SCOTTISH HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2021-11-02➕KNOWLES, Gary Mark appointeddirector
- 2021-11-02➕LAYCOCK, Richard Francis appointeddirector
- 2021-11-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Karma Assets Holding Pte Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Karma Assets Holding Pte Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/12/2025 |
Mr John Andrew Spence Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 02/11/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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