BAYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08092700 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46450
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
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
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2015-01-30➕SOHAIL, Uzma appointedsecretary
- 2015-01-30➕SOHAIL, Ammar appointeddirector
- 2015-01-30➕SOHAIL, Bashaar appointeddirector
- 2015-01-30➖AHMED, Akif resignedsecretary
- 2015-01-30➖AHMAD, Saad resigneddirector
- 2013-06-29➕AHMAD, Saad appointeddirector
- 2012-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BAYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 2012-06-01➕AHMED, Sohail appointeddirector
- 2012-06-01➕AHMED, Akif appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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 |
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Mr Sohail Ahmed Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ammar Sohailceased 15/07/2025· significant influence · firm interest
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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450
Registered office
37a Oxford Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX4 2EN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
AHMED, Sohail→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SOHAIL, Ammar→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2015-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SOHAIL, Bashaar→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2015-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AHMED, Akif→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-06-01 · resigned 2015-01-30
AHMAD, Saad→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2013-06-29 · resigned 2015-01-30
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Recent filings (58 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16