BATS CABS GLOBAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12178370 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-28
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-17.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other reservation 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 75/100 (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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £17,362

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£17k
↓ 119% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£17k-£8k£2k£11k£21k£31kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Current assets£18.1k£30.6k
Net assets£-17.4k£-7.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-16
    ➕
    PURI, Manoj Kumar appointed
    director
  10. 2023-05-16
    ➖
    GARG, Umesh resigned
    director
  11. 2023-05-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2023-05-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-05-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-10-12
    ➕
    GARG, Umesh appointed
    director
  19. 2020-10-12
    ➖
    MEHTA, Chandni resigned
    director
  20. 2020-10-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2020-10-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As BATS CABS GLOBAL LIMITED
  23. 2019-08-28
    ➕
    MEHTA, Chandni appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Manoj Kumar Puri
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting16/05/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Umesh Gargceased 16/05/2023· 75-100% shares
  • Ms Chandni Mehtaceased 12/10/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2019-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

56 Guildford Street
Chertsey
KT16 9BE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-10
Last: 2026-06-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PURI, Manoj Kumar→
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARG, Umesh→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-10-12 · resigned 2023-05-16
Resigned
MEHTA, Chandni→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-08-28 · resigned 2020-10-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-16