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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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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
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46450SIC 46450
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2024-08-31
Average employees0

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-07-09
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2024-05-14
    ➕
    ABDULLA, Chiman Jalal Abdulla appointed
    secretary
  7. 2024-05-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2024-05-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2024-04-26
    ➕
    MOHAMMED, Srud Hakeem Mahammed appointed
    secretary
  10. 2024-04-26
    ➕
    NANAKALI, Faraidoon Kamal Hussein appointed
    secretary
  11. 2023-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-11-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2023-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-09-19
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2023-08-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  16. 2023-08-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DR. SESAME LTD
  17. 2023-08-22
    ➕
    ABDULLAH, Jwan, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2023-08-22
    📄
    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 2.9 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
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 interest22/08/2023

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
Incorporated2023-08-22
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: 2026-08-31
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→
secretary · appointed 2024-05-14
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Active
MOHAMMED, Srud Hakeem Mahammed→
secretary · appointed 2024-04-26
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Active
NANAKALI, Faraidoon Kamal Hussein→
secretary · appointed 2024-04-26
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Active
ABDULLAH, Jwan, Dr→
director · ~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