MARIO RETAIL LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC834574 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-19
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
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-04-03📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-02-19➕GADDAM, Venkata Varun Sai Kumar appointeddirector
- 2025-02-19➖CHIRUMAMILLA, Mahesh resigneddirector
- 2025-02-19➕GADDAM, Venkata Varun Sai Kumar appointeddirector
- 2025-02-19➖GADDAM, Venkata Varun Sai Kumar resigneddirector
- 2025-02-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-18➖PADAMATA, Tharun Kumar resigneddirector
- 2025-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-17➕CHIRUMAMILLA, Mahesh appointeddirector
- 2025-02-17➖KARRI, Ramavenkatanaveen Reddy resigneddirector
- 2025-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs MARIO RETAIL LIMITED
- 2025-01-19➕KARRI, Ramavenkatanaveen Reddy appointeddirector
- 2025-01-19➕PADAMATA, Tharun Kumar appointeddirector
- 2025-01-19📄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 1.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Venkata Varun Sai Kumar Gaddam Individual · Indian · DOB 08/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/02/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Tharun Kumar Padamataceased 19/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Ramavenkatanaveen Reddy Karriceased 19/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-01-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
10 Leuchlands Drive
Bridge Of Don
Aberdeen
AB23 8JU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
GADDAM, Venkata Varun Sai Kumar→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHIRUMAMILLA, Mahesh→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-02-17 · resigned 2025-02-19
GADDAM, Venkata Varun Sai Kumar→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-02-19 · resigned 2025-02-19
KARRI, Ramavenkatanaveen Reddy→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-01-19 · resigned 2025-02-17
PADAMATA, Tharun Kumar→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2025-01-19 · resigned 2025-02-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/04/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-23
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-17