BRONX INTERNATIONAL LTD

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03077478 · ltd · incorporated 1995-07-10
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46450
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.2y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
18 officers (2 active, 18 linked, 10 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
125 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees4500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 2 capital
  • 1 insolvency
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  2. 2026-04-28
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  3. 2026-04-28
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  4. 2026-04-28
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2026-04-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-04-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-04-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-03-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-01-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2024-01-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-06-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-05-24
    AHMED, Aiyub Abdullah resigned
    director
  15. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2023-04-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-03-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2021-01-27
    KALLA, Mohamed Ameen appointed
    director
  20. 2015-03-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2014-12-02
    AHMED, Aiyub Abdullah resigned
    secretary
  22. 2014-12-02
    KALLA, Mohamed Ameen resigned
    director
  23. 2014-12-01
    KALLA, Mohamed Ameen appointed
    secretary
  24. 2014-12-01
    AHMED, Aiyub Abdullah appointed
    director
  25. 2011-05-26
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2008-01-31
    KALLA, Mohamed Ebrahim resigned
    director
  27. 2006-03-22
    KALLA, Mohamed Ameen resigned
    secretary
  28. 2006-02-20
    AHMED, Aiyub Abdullah appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-02-20
    AHMED, Alyub Abdullah resigned
    director
  30. 2006-02-06
    KALLA, Mohamed Ameen appointed
    director
  31. 2005-03-22
    KALLA, Mohamed Ebrahim appointed
    director
  32. 2002-08-15
    AHMED, Aiyub Abdullah resigned
    secretary
  33. 2002-08-15
    KALLA, Mohamed Ameen appointed
    secretary
  34. 2002-08-15
    AHMED, Alyub Abdullah appointed
    director
  35. 2002-08-15
    KALLA, Mohamed Ebrahim resigned
    director
  36. 2002-08-15
    KALLA, Mohamed Ameen resigned
    director
  37. 2001-07-10
    AHMED, Aiyub Abdullah appointed
    secretary
  38. 2001-07-09
    ABDULLAH, Zahir resigned
    secretary
  39. 2001-03-01
    KALLA, Haroon Rasheed Aboo resigned
    director
  40. 1997-11-26
    KALLA, Mohamed Ebrahim appointed
    director
  41. 1997-07-02
    KALLA, Mohamed Ameen appointed
    director
  42. 1996-10-14
    MAN, Eliahu resigned
    director
  43. 1996-02-07
    MAN, Eliahu appointed
    director
  44. 1995-11-15
    ABDULLAH, Zahir appointed
    secretary
  45. 1995-11-15
    SIDDIQUI, Abdul Mabood resigned
    secretary
  46. 1995-11-14
    KALLA, Haroon Rasheed Aboo appointed
    director
  47. 1995-11-14
    MAN, Eliahu resigned
    director
  48. 1995-07-15
    SIDDIQUI, Abdul Mabood appointed
    secretary
  49. 1995-07-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRONX INTERNATIONAL LTD
  50. 1995-07-10
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 54 events

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 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-04-28: legacy

Group structure

Calamander Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Calamander Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
BRONX INTERNATIONAL LTD
This company · 03077478

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Calamander Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares26/09/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Saleem Ismail Kallaceased 27/06/2019· 75-100% shares
  • Calamander Investments Limitedceased 01/07/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Saleem Ismail Kallaceased 27/09/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450

Registered office

Unit 13 Watford Metro Centre
Dwight Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 9SB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (2 active · 16 resigned)

KALLA, Mohamed Ameen
secretary · appointed 2014-12-01
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Active
KALLA, Mohamed Ameen
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABDULLAH, Zahir
secretary · appointed 1995-11-15 · resigned 2001-07-09
Resigned
AHMED, Aiyub Abdullah
secretary · appointed 2006-02-20 · resigned 2014-12-02
Resigned
AHMED, Aiyub Abdullah
secretary · appointed 2001-07-10 · resigned 2002-08-15
Resigned
KALLA, Mohamed Ameen
secretary · appointed 2002-08-15 · resigned 2006-03-22
Resigned
SIDDIQUI, Abdul Mabood
secretary · appointed 1995-07-15 · resigned 1995-11-15
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-07-10 · resigned 1995-07-10
Resigned
AHMED, Aiyub Abdullah
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2023-05-24
Resigned
AHMED, Alyub Abdullah
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-08-15 · resigned 2006-02-20
Resigned
KALLA, Haroon Rasheed Aboo
director · ~69y · appointed 1995-11-14 · resigned 2001-03-01
Resigned
KALLA, Mohamed Ameen
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-02-06 · resigned 2014-12-02
Resigned
KALLA, Mohamed Ebrahim
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-03-22 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
KALLA, Mohamed Ebrahim
director · ~59y · appointed 1997-11-26 · resigned 2002-08-15
Resigned
KALLA, Mohamed Ameen
director · ~55y · appointed 1997-07-02 · resigned 2002-08-15
Resigned
MAN, Eliahu
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-02-07 · resigned 1996-10-14
Resigned
MAN, Eliahu
director · ~73y · appointed 1995-07-10 · resigned 1995-11-14
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-07-10 · resigned 1995-07-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property26/05/201110/03/2015

Recent filings (125 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
legacy
capital · SH20
2026-04-28
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2026-04-28
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2026-04-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-04