BRITISH SAROZAL LIMITED

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00417976 · ltd · incorporated 1946-08-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 58.2y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 58.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-09
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    BABLA, Ashlee Rajan appointed
    director
  8. 2021-03-09
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    BABLA, Kamal resigned
    director
  9. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-09
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-03-09
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-12-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-12-04
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-07-05
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    KHOKHAR, Rekha resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-07-05
    ➕
    BABLA, Kamal appointed
    director
  20. 2015-07-05
    ➖
    KHOKHAR, Rekha resigned
    director
  21. 2015-07-03
    ➖
    BABLA, Vidya Rattan resigned
    director
  22. 2007-12-05
    ➖
    BABLA, Vidya Rattan resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-12-05
    ➕
    KHOKHAR, Rekha appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-12-05
    ➖
    BABLA, Kamal resigned
    director
  25. 2007-12-05
    ➕
    BABLA, Vidya Rattan appointed
    director
  26. 2007-12-05
    ➕
    KHOKHAR, Rekha appointed
    director
  27. 2005-12-14
    ➕
    BABLA, Vidya Rattan appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-12-14
    ➖
    TREISTER, Maksymilian resigned
    secretary
  29. 2005-12-14
    ➕
    BABLA, Kamal appointed
    director
  30. 2005-12-14
    ➖
    TREISTER, June Mary resigned
    director
  31. 2005-12-14
    ➖
    TREISTER, Maksymilian resigned
    director
  32. 1988-05-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Credit and Commerce International Societe Anonyme
  33. 1968-03-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  34. 1946-08-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BRITISH SAROZAL LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 80 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kamal Babla
Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1946-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Three Horse Shoes Inn
Trecastle
Brecon
Powys
LD3 8UP
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

BABLA, Ashlee Rajan→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BABLA, Vidya Rattan→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-14 · resigned 2007-12-05
Resigned
KHOKHAR, Rekha→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-05 · resigned 2015-07-05
Resigned
TREISTER, Maksymilian→
secretary · resigned 2005-12-14
Resigned
BABLA, Kamal→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-07-05 · resigned 2021-03-09
Resigned
BABLA, Kamal→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-12-14 · resigned 2007-12-05
Resigned
BABLA, Vidya Rattan→
director · ~92y · appointed 2007-12-05 · resigned 2015-07-03
Resigned
KHOKHAR, Rekha→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-12-05 · resigned 2015-07-05
Resigned
TREISTER, June Mary→
director · ~99y · resigned 2005-12-14
Resigned
TREISTER, Maksymilian→
director · ~114y · resigned 2005-12-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Bank of Credit and Commerce International Societe Anonyme
Letter of charge1 property24/05/1988—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties12/03/1968—
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Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08