BDS IMPORTS AND EXPORTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06564637 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-14
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£46.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -88% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £46,267
Net assets shrinking
Down £85,624 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 88% YoY
Cash YoY
-88%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£101k
↓ 88% YoY
Net Worth
£46k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↓ 81% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £46.3k | £131.9k |
| Current assets | £46.7k | £243.9k |
| Cash | £101.2k | £852.5k |
| Debtors | £-54.5k | £-608.6k |
| Net assets | £46.3k | £131.9k |
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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-07-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-10-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2008-04-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BDS IMPORTS AND EXPORTS LIMITED
- 2008-04-14➕PANAH, Atoosa Hashemi Yazdan appointedsecretary
- 2008-04-14➕HASHEMI YAZDAN PANAH, Mehdi 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Mehdi Hashemi Yazdan Panah Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 29/10/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Yazdan Panah Mehdi Hashemiceased 23/04/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Active · Wholesale & distribution · CR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTS NATION LIMITED→ 16900639 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BASELINE EQUIPMENT LTD→ 16805465 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BASIL ALLIANCE UK LIMITED→ 14169322 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BAUVEX LTD→ 17115298 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BDM AGENCIES LIMITED→ 08281512 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BE FAIRALL LIMITED→ 11714099 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BEST GOURMET LIMITED→ 10796789 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BHAIJI AND SONS LTD→ 16001549 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BIBLE STUDY BOX LTD→ 16071773 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BISMILLAH VIBES LTD→ 16885515 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLACK SPORTY SPICE LTD→ 12996976 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BLANX MEDIA INCORPORATED LTD→ 07571319 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Registered office
Oak Trees
Bishops Walk
Croydon
CR0 5BA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PANAH, Atoosa Hashemi Yazdan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HASHEMI YAZDAN PANAH, Mehdi→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2008-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-08