BAS SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
09951354 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-14
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
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£-899
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £899

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£899
~ YoY
Current Assets
£450
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£899-£629-£359-£90£180£450Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£-706£-706
Current assets£450£450
Net assets£-899£-899

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-12-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BAS SERVICES LTD
  18. 2016-01-14
    KHAN, Daniel James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel Khan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/01/2017

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
Incorporated2016-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Lower Brockholes Farm
Lower Brockholes
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX2 8XQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KHAN, Daniel James
director · ~34y · appointed 2016-01-14
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-21