BAU - HAI LTD

💤Zombieactive
04807206 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-23
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 Jun 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 87). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2025Jun 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-06-232025-06-30

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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-11-07
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    GORST, Robert Eric resigned
    director
  16. 2013-11-05
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    HAISJACKL, Ferdinand appointed
    director
  17. 2012-05-10
    ➖
    HAISJACKL, Susanne resigned
    secretary
  18. 2012-05-10
    ➖
    HAISJACKL, Thomas resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-05-10
    ➖
    HAISJACKL, Thomas resigned
    director
  20. 2012-04-30
    ➕
    GORST, Robert Eric appointed
    director
  21. 2012-04-30
    ➖
    HAISJACKL, Ferdinand resigned
    director
  22. 2004-01-28
    ➕
    HAISJACKL, Ferdinand appointed
    director
  23. 2003-12-08
    ➕
    HAISJACKL, Susanne appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-12-08
    ➖
    HAISJACKL, Rudolf resigned
    director
  25. 2003-06-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BAU - HAI LTD
  26. 2003-06-23
    ➕
    HAISJACKL, Thomas appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-06-23
    ➕
    HAISJACKL, Rudolf appointed
    director
  28. 2003-06-23
    ➕
    HAISJACKL, Thomas 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 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mag. Herta Haisjackl
Individual · Austrian · DOB 01/1934 · age 92
25–50%
—25-50% shares29/06/2018

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
Incorporated2003-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

44 Mortimers Lane
Fair Oak
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 7BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-03-31
Last made up to: 2026-06-23
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

HAISJACKL, Ferdinand→
director · ~87y · appointed 2013-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAISJACKL, Susanne→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-08 · resigned 2012-05-10
Resigned
HAISJACKL, Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-23 · resigned 2012-05-10
Resigned
GORST, Robert Eric→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-04-30 · resigned 2013-11-07
Resigned
HAISJACKL, Ferdinand→
director · ~87y · appointed 2004-01-28 · resigned 2012-04-30
Resigned
HAISJACKL, Rudolf→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-06-23 · resigned 2003-12-08
Resigned
HAISJACKL, Thomas→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-06-23 · resigned 2012-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-19