DELIGHT FOODS SCOTLAND LTD
- 47290Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £64.0k | £52.3k |
| Current assets | £432.3k | £217.9k |
| Cash | £38.6k | — |
| Debtors | £200.3k | — |
| Net assets | £64.0k | £54.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs DELIGHT FOODS SCOTLAND LTD
- 2022-12-02➕ABRAHAM, Sebastian Thannipara appointeddirector
- 2022-12-02➕PARAYIL, Philip Mathew appointeddirector
- 2022-12-02📄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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-30
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Mathew Parayil Individual · American · DOB 10/1964 · age 62 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 02/12/2022 |
Sebastian Thannipara Abraham Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 02/12/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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