MAEMES ABERDEEN LTD

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SC733902 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-27
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
£-135.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.8y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
13 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £135,831

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£136k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
-£16k
↓ 1987% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£153k-£122k-£92k-£61k-£30k£857May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-135.8k£-153.2k
Current assets£-16.2k£857
Net assets£-135.8k£-153.2k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2023-06-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  6. 2022-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-06-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As MAEMES ABERDEEN LTD
  9. 2022-05-27
    TUMMALA, Pramod Sandeep appointed
    director
  10. 2022-05-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 Pramod Sandeep Tummala
Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/05/2022

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
Incorporated2022-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

63 Wellington Terrace
Cove
Aberdeen
AB12 3TJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TUMMALA, Pramod Sandeep
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-05-27
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property28/06/2023
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-27