KAROYIN SERVICES LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC825002 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£564
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £564

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£564
Current Assets
£81k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£10.4k
Current assets£81.3k
Net assets£564

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-02-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-10-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KAROYIN SERVICES LTD
  6. 2024-10-07
    BRETT, Karin Elizabeth appointed
    director
  7. 2024-10-07
    BRETT, Roy Stewart appointed
    director
  8. 2024-10-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roy Stewart Brett
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/10/2024
Mrs Karin Elizabeth Brett
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/10/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Hospitality · KA postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
PINEAPPLE ON TOP LIMITED
SC799902 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
PRESTWICK HOLIDAY PARK LIMITED
SC444190 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
13y
PURPLE STAGG LTD
SC788820 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
RESTFOOD LIMITED
SC801717 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
ROMANACCI LTD
SC691693 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
5y
SALAAR’S TANDOORI LIMITED
SC879079 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
TCT PROPERTY & ACCOMMODATION LIMITED
SC878704 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
THE ARRAN COLLECTIVE LTD
SC711140 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
THE FOOD TROUGH LIMITED
SC726415 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
4y
THE FRENCH FOX FOOD COMPANY LTD
SC656683 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
6y
THE HAMILTON ARMS GIRVAN LTD
SC654258 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
6y
THE MASALA CAFE LTD
SC876844 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Glenfoot Estate, Gate House
Shore Road
Ardrossan
Ayrshire
KA22 8PQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BRETT, Karin Elizabeth
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRETT, Roy Stewart
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (6 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-07