BARRI DAVIES ELECTRIC PAYROLL 01 LTD

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11595286 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-28
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£748
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
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 £748

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£748
Current Assets
£63k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£748
Current assets£62.7k
Net assets£748

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 gazette
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 3 address
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 3 address
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-05-07
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  3. 2026-05-07
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  4. 2026-05-07
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  5. 2026-03-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2025-11-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2025-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-09-27
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2025-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-08-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2024-03-30
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2024-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-03-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2023-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-10-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2023-03-09
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  18. 2023-01-17
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2022-11-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2022-10-11
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  21. 2022-08-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  22. 2018-09-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARRI DAVIES ELECTRIC PAYROLL 01 LTD
  23. 2018-09-28
    REHMAN KHAN, Hababur 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 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-18: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hababur Rehman Khan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control28/09/2018

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
Incorporated2018-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

11595286 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS
Cardiff
CF14 8LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

REHMAN KHAN, Hababur
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-09-28
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Recent filings (34 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-16
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-05-07
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-05-07
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-05-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27