V&C SHOPS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC794792 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-10
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 3 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
- · Deal-killer verdict: workable → clean
- · PSC count: 1 → 2
- · Filings: 14 → 17
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
- · 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Deal-killer verdict: workable → clean
- ↑PSC count: 1 → 2
- ↑Filings: 14 → 17
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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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 bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 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 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
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
17 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-13➕SAMMONS, Christopher William appointeddirector
- 2026-04-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-06➖KATTA, Krishna Chitanya resigneddirector
- 2025-12-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-07➕KATTA, Krishna Chitanya appointeddirector
- 2025-10-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-10🏢Company incorporatedAs V&C SHOPS LIMITED
- 2024-01-10➕GADDAM, Venkata Surendra Babu appointeddirector
- 2024-01-10📄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 2.4 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Venkata Surendra Babu Gaddam Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/01/2024 |
Mr Christopher William Sammons Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 13/05/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECORA LIMITED→ SC080155 · est 1982 | £956.8k £717.6k–£1.20M | £4.97M | — | 7800 | 43y | 87 | 82y |
| BEN WYVIS KILTS LIMITED→ SC272661 · est 2004 | — | — | £484.1k | — | 21y | 83 | 72y |
| BONK & CO. LIMITED→ SC064104 · est 1978 | — | — | — | 18 | 48y | 83 | 65y |
| INVERNESS GOLF CENTRE LIMITED→ SC187445 · est 1998 | — | — | £293.8k | — | 27y | 83 | 63y |
| PHOENIX FINDHORN C.I.C.→ SC155512 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | 83 | 70y |
| WE FRAME IT LTD.→ SC231494 · est 2002 | — | — | £168.2k | — | 24y | 83 | 64y |
| AC & IC FRASER & SON LIMITED→ SC216589 · est 2001 | — | — | £1.79M | — | 25y | 82 | 75y |
| AVCO INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED→ SC259260 · est 2003 | — | — | £63.6k | — | 22y | 82 | 72y |
| C.D.L.T. MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→ SC117333 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | 82 | 79y |
| DALLAS DESIGNS LTD→ SC319375 · est 2007 | — | — | — | 500 | 19y | 82 | 65y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
1 Lochalsh Road
Merkinch Stores
Inverness
IV3 8HU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GADDAM, Venkata Surendra Babu→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-01-10
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SAMMONS, Christopher William→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2026-05-13
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KATTA, Krishna Chitanya→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-10-07 · resigned 2026-04-06
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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 | 16/06/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (17 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-16