SURAJ RETAIL LIMITED
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SC848824 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-17
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-02➕GUBBALA, Naga Sailender Kumar appointeddirector
- 2025-06-02➖ANTHUVAN, Sangita resigneddirector
- 2025-05-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-23➕ANTHUVAN, Sangita appointeddirector
- 2025-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs SURAJ RETAIL LIMITED
- 2025-05-17➕MATTA, Archana appointeddirector
- 2025-05-17📄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 1.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Naga Sailender Kumar Gubbala Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/06/2025 |
Mrs Archana Matta Individual · Indian · DOB 08/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/05/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Registered office
24 Clarence Crescent
Clydebank
G81 2DP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GUBBALA, Naga Sailender Kumar→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-06-02
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MATTA, Archana→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-05-17
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ANTHUVAN, Sangita→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-05-23 · resigned 2025-06-02
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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 | 16/07/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (11 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-17