BIS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03073267 · ltd · incorporated 1995-06-27
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-482.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 26.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
88 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £482,654

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£483k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£57k
↑ 19479% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£511k-£397k-£284k-£170k-£57k£57kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-481.6k£-499.9k
Current assets£56.8k£290
Net assets£-482.7k£-510.9k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-31
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-30
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    SILVER, Keely resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-25
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  6. 2023-02-20
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  7. 2022-02-04
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  8. 2021-03-11
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  9. 2020-02-18
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  10. 2019-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-01-20
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-07-04
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    officers · CH03
  16. 2016-07-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2014-03-21
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    SILVER, Daniel appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-03-21
    ➖
    MILATOVIC, Mirko resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-03-21
    ➖
    MILATOVIC, Borjanka resigned
    director
  20. 2014-03-21
    ➖
    MILATOVIC, Mirko resigned
    director
  21. 2014-03-21
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    SILVER, Keely appointed
    director
  22. 2013-06-28
    ➕
    SILVER, Daniel Joseph appointed
    director
  23. 2012-12-31
    ➖
    NOVAKOVIC, Zoran resigned
    director
  24. 2008-05-22
    ➕
    NOVAKOVIC, Zoran appointed
    director
  25. 2000-03-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  26. 1995-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BIS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED
  27. 1995-06-27
    ➕
    MILATOVIC, Mirko appointed
    secretary
  28. 1995-06-27
    ➕
    MH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 1995-06-27
    ➖
    MH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 1995-06-27
    ➕
    MILATOVIC, Borjanka appointed
    director
  31. 1995-06-27
    ➕
    MILATOVIC, Mirko appointed
    director
  32. 1995-06-27
    ➕
    MH DIRECTORS 2 LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  33. 1995-06-27
    ➖
    MH DIRECTORS 2 LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  34. 1995-06-27
    ➕
    MH DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  35. 1995-06-27
    ➖
    MH DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

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

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel Joseph Silver
Individual · American · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46110 — Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods

Registered office

12 Rossway Drive
Bushey
WD23 3EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-11
Last: 2026-06-27

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

SILVER, Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2014-03-21
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Active
SILVER, Daniel Joseph→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-06-28
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Active
MILATOVIC, Mirko→
secretary · appointed 1995-06-27 · resigned 2014-03-21
Resigned
MH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1995-06-27 · resigned 1995-06-27
Resigned
MILATOVIC, Borjanka→
director · ~77y · appointed 1995-06-27 · resigned 2014-03-21
Resigned
MILATOVIC, Mirko→
director · ~86y · appointed 1995-06-27 · resigned 2014-03-21
Resigned
NOVAKOVIC, Zoran→
director · ~75y · appointed 2008-05-22 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned
SILVER, Keely→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-03-21 · resigned 2025-10-30
Resigned
MH DIRECTORS 2 LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1995-06-27 · resigned 1995-06-27
Resigned
MH DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1995-06-27 · resigned 1995-06-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property22/03/2000—
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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-18