BATIK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04424099 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-24
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£6k£9k£11kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets—£0
Net assets—£10.7k

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 (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-25
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2022-04-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2020-05-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-05-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-05-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-03-16
    ➕
    SHAH, Illa appointed
    director
  14. 2020-03-16
    ➖
    ABOU DAHER, Michelle, Ms. resigned
    director
  15. 2020-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-05-13
    ➕
    SHAH, Illa appointed
    director
  20. 2015-05-13
    ➖
    SHAH, Illa resigned
    director
  21. 2014-04-25
    ➕
    ABOU DAHER, Michelle, Ms. appointed
    director
  22. 2014-04-25
    ➖
    AHMED, Hussain resigned
    director
  23. 2008-06-10
    ➖
    SHAH, Illa resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-08-09
    ➕
    AHMED, Hussain appointed
    director
  25. 2007-08-09
    ➖
    MIAH, Talukder resigned
    director
  26. 2004-06-01
    ➖
    BARAKAT, Zeine resigned
    director
  27. 2004-06-01
    ➕
    MIAH, Talukder appointed
    director
  28. 2002-06-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Investec Bank (UK) Limited
  29. 2002-05-23
    ➕
    BARAKAT, Zeine appointed
    director
  30. 2002-05-23
    ➖
    BARI, Ashique resigned
    director
  31. 2002-04-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BATIK LIMITED
  32. 2002-04-24
    ➕
    SHAH, Illa appointed
    secretary
  33. 2002-04-24
    ➕
    BARI, Ashique appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Mrs Illa Shah
Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting16/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Michelle Abou Daherceased 16/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2002-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

5a Parr Road
Stanmore
Middlesex
HA7 1NP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

SHAH, Illa→
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-03-16
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Active
SHAH, Illa→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-24 · resigned 2008-06-10
Resigned
ABOU DAHER, Michelle, Ms.→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2020-03-16
Resigned
AHMED, Hussain→
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-08-09 · resigned 2014-04-25
Resigned
BARAKAT, Zeine→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-05-23 · resigned 2004-06-01
Resigned
BARI, Ashique→
director · ~52y · appointed 2002-04-24 · resigned 2002-05-23
Resigned
MIAH, Talukder→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-06-01 · resigned 2007-08-09
Resigned
SHAH, Illa→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-05-13 · resigned 2015-05-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Investec Bank (UK)
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
Legal charge1 property28/06/200225/04/2022

Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-05-30