A1BARSTUFF LTD

🌳Matureactive
07275382 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£450.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
56 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £449,996
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£241k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£450k
↑ 5.8% YoY
Current Assets
£507k
↑ 6.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£101k£203k£304k£405k£507kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£662.3k£636.6k
Current assets£506.8k£477.4k
Cash£241.0k£368.9k
Debtors£115.8k£8.5k
Net assets£450.0k£425.2k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-06-03
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  3. 2025-06-02
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  5. 2025-05-16
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  10. 2024-09-27
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  11. 2023-09-28
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  12. 2022-11-14
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  13. 2021-09-30
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  14. 2020-12-23
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  15. 2019-09-23
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  16. 2018-09-27
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  17. 2017-09-28
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  18. 2013-01-02
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    BADHAN, Brij appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-02
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    BADHAN, Geeta appointed
    director
  20. 2013-01-02
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    BADHAN, Suroje appointed
    director
  21. 2013-01-02
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    DRISCOLL, Bessie Ella May resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-01-02
    ➖
    DRISCOLL, Barry Thomas resigned
    director
  23. 2013-01-02
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    DRISCOLL, Bessie Ella May resigned
    director
  24. 2010-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As A1BARSTUFF LTD
  25. 2010-06-07
    ➕
    DRISCOLL, Bessie Ella May appointed
    secretary
  26. 2010-06-07
    ➕
    DRISCOLL, Barry Thomas appointed
    director
  27. 2010-06-07
    ➕
    DRISCOLL, Bessie Ella May appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Suroje Badhan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Miss Geeta Badhan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Brij Badhan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

7 Badhan Court Castle Street
Hadley
Telford
Shropshire
TF1 5QX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BADHAN, Brij→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BADHAN, Geeta→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BADHAN, Suroje→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DRISCOLL, Bessie Ella May→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2013-01-02
Resigned
DRISCOLL, Barry Thomas→
director · ~81y · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2013-01-02
Resigned
DRISCOLL, Bessie Ella May→
director · ~85y · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2013-01-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14