BAR STUFF LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04780753 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-29

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 May 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-11-13
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2024-11-05
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2024-02-27
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2022-11-04
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2022-02-24
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2021-02-01
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2019-07-26
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2018-07-12
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accounts · AA
2017-08-30
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accounts · AA
2016-06-24
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-08-26
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accounts · AA
2015-06-26
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-11-13
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accounts · AA
2014-06-26
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annual-return · AR01
2003-05-30
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BTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
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2003-05-30
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BTC (DIRECTORS) LTD resigned
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Company incorporated
As BAR STUFF LIMITED
2003-05-29
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HUBAND, Sally Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2003-05-29
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HUBAND, Ian Jonathan appointed
director
2003-05-29
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BTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
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2003-05-29
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BTC (DIRECTORS) LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Jonathan Huband Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-05-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

15 Culworth Road

Chipping Warden

Banbury

Oxfordshire

OX17 1LB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-12

Last: 2026-05-29

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HUBAND, Sally Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2003-05-29

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Active

HUBAND, Ian Jonathan→

director · ~59y · appointed 2003-05-29

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Active

BTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-29 · resigned 2003-05-30

Resigned

BTC (DIRECTORS) LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-29 · resigned 2003-05-30

Resigned

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