KERUME SERVICES LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC833800 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-11
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 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.
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 | 2025-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 500 |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-03➕KOKOVWORHO, Joda Natalia Oghene-Kevwe appointeddirector
- 2025-02-03➕KOKOVWORHO, Kiara Rachel Oghene-Rume appointeddirector
- 2025-02-03➕KOKOVWORHO, Lauryn Frances Oghene-Mena appointeddirector
- 2025-01-11🏢Company incorporatedAs KERUME SERVICES LIMITED
- 2025-01-11➕KOKOVWORHO, David appointeddirector
- 2025-01-11➕KOKOVWORHO, Joan appointeddirector
- 2025-01-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
61/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Joan Kokovworho Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55 | — | — | board controlboard control | 11/01/2025 |
Mr David Kokovworho Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 11/01/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-01-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
KOKOVWORHO, David→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-01-11
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KOKOVWORHO, Joan→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-01-11
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KOKOVWORHO, Joda Natalia Oghene-Kevwe→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2025-02-03
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KOKOVWORHO, Kiara Rachel Oghene-Rume→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2025-02-03
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KOKOVWORHO, Lauryn Frances Oghene-Mena→
Activedirector · ~20y · appointed 2025-02-03
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Recent filings (7 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-11