KARSEM LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC840761 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-10
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 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-24➕KAUR, Gurwinder appointeddirector
- 2025-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs KARSEM LIMITED
- 2025-03-10➕BASSI, Param Jit Singh appointeddirector
- 2025-03-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 Gurwinder Kaur Individual · Indian · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/03/2025 |
Mr Param Jit Singh Bassi Individual · Indian · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/03/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAY YOUR WAY CARPETS LIMITED→ SC852229 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PEDLAR LTD→ SC724245 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| PETER STORE LTD→ SC630634 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| PHS TRADING LTD→ SC871515 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PI DRUM SHOP LIMITED→ SC595912 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| PINK POODLE LIMITED→ SC237375 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| PLECOMM LTD→ SC868602 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PLUSH LINEN LTD→ SC810222 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| PRIME CANDY LTD→ SC845843 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PRINT TO CUT LTD→ SC765929 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| PROPER DARTS LTD→ SC852444 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVANHALL LTD→ SC486103 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-03-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
60 St. Enoch Square
Level 5
Glasgow
G1 4AG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BASSI, Param Jit Singh→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-03-10
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KAUR, Gurwinder→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-03-24
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Recent filings (6 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-10