BASH-P INTERNATIONAL LTD
💤Zombieactive
04611751 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-09
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-191.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 16.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £191,842
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£192k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£341
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-191.8k | £-191.2k |
| Current assets | £341 | £341 |
| Net assets | £-191.8k | £-191.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄termination-secretary-companyofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-16➖PADIYATH, Mohamed Nasarulla resigneddirector
- 2024-09-16➖PADIYATH, Mohamed Seethi resigneddirector
- 2024-09-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-02-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-09-16➖BROCKLEHURST, Frank resigneddirector
- 2019-09-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-05➕BROCKLEHURST, Frank appointeddirector
- 2018-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-05-09➖BROCKLEHURST, Frank resigneddirector
- 2018-05-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-05-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2009-12-18➖BROCKLEHURST, Patricia resignedsecretary
- 2009-12-18➕PADIYATH, Mohamed Nasarulla appointeddirector
- 2009-12-18➕PADIYATH, Mohamed Seethi appointeddirector
- 2009-09-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Wrenbridge Seventh Papworth (General Partner) Limited and Wrenbridge Seventh Papworth (Nominee) Limited
- 2003-02-01➕BROCKLEHURST, Patricia appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-01➖BROCKLEHURST, Shirley resignedsecretary
- 2002-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BASH-P INTERNATIONAL LTD
- 2002-12-09➕PADIATH, Mohamed Basheer appointeddirector
- 2002-12-09➕BROCKLEHURST, Shirley appointedsecretary
- 2002-12-09➕BROCKLEHURST, Frank appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mohamed Basheer Padiyath Individual · Indian · DOB 05/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
1 Mortimer Street
Birkenhead
Merseyside
CH41 5EU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
PADIATH, Mohamed Basheer→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2002-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROCKLEHURST, Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-02-01 · resigned 2009-12-18
BROCKLEHURST, Shirley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2003-02-01
BROCKLEHURST, Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2018-11-05 · resigned 2019-09-16
BROCKLEHURST, Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2018-05-09
PADIYATH, Mohamed Nasarulla→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2009-12-18 · resigned 2024-09-16
PADIYATH, Mohamed Seethi→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-12-18 · resigned 2024-09-16
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Wrenbridge Seventh Papworth (General Partner) and Wrenbridge Seventh Papworth (Nominee) Wrenbridge Seventh Papworth (General Partner) Limited and Wrenbridge Seventh Papworth (Nominee) Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 24/09/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (64 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
termination-secretary-company
officers · TM02
2024-09-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23