DR. SESAME LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC779969 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-22
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46450SIC 46450
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-05-14➕ABDULLA, Chiman Jalal Abdulla appointedsecretary
- 2024-05-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-05-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-04-26➕MOHAMMED, Srud Hakeem Mahammed appointedsecretary
- 2024-04-26➕NANAKALI, Faraidoon Kamal Hussein appointedsecretary
- 2023-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-08-30✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs DR. SESAME LTD
- 2023-08-22➕ABDULLAH, Jwan, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Jwan Abdullah Individual · British,Iraqi · DOB 04/1984 · age 42 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 22/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
60 John Knox Unit 6
60 John Knox Street
Clydebank
G81 1LG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
ABDULLA, Chiman Jalal Abdulla→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOHAMMED, Srud Hakeem Mahammed→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-04-26
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NANAKALI, Faraidoon Kamal Hussein→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-04-26
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ABDULLAH, Jwan, Dr→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-08-22
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-09-19