DARVEL SINGH GROUP LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC823887 · ltd · incorporated 2024-09-25
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
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47760SIC 47760
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (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: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-21📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-10-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-15➕SINGH, Ravinder appointeddirector
- 2024-10-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-22➕KAUR, Manjit appointeddirector
- 2024-10-22➖KAUR, Manjit resigneddirector
- 2024-10-22➖SINGH, Ravinder resigneddirector
- 2024-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-25🏢Company incorporatedAs DARVEL SINGH GROUP LTD
- 2024-09-25➕SINGH, Navdeep appointeddirector
- 2024-09-25➕SINGH, Ravinder appointeddirector
- 2024-09-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SINGH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.6 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 Ravinder Singh Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/10/2025 |
Navdeep Singh Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/09/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Manjit Kaurceased 22/10/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Ravinder Singhceased 22/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-09-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Registered office
39 West Main Street
Darvel
Ayrshire
KA17 0EB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
SINGH, Navdeep→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SINGH, Ravinder→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAUR, Manjit→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-10-22 · resigned 2024-10-22
SINGH, Ravinder→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-09-25 · resigned 2024-10-22
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Recent filings (13 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-28
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-09-25