KARTLINE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC778358 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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 (72/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-11-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-11-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-10-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-07-31
    SHAHZAD, Tayyab appointed
    director
  9. 2024-07-31
    SHAHZADI, Anam resigned
    director
  10. 2024-07-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2024-07-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As KARTLINE LTD
  13. 2023-08-08
    SHAHZADI, Anam appointed
    director
  14. 2023-08-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tayyab Shahzad
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 08/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest31/07/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Anam Shahzadiceased 31/07/2024· 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
Incorporated2023-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

1/2 169 Calder Street
Glasgow
G42 7RE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHAHZAD, Tayyab
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-07-31
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Active
SHAHZADI, Anam
director · ~28y · appointed 2023-08-08 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-08