BARABOUX LTD

💤Zombieactive
13340326 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-16
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-538.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47799SIC 47799
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 2 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £538,948
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£539k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£539k-£418k-£298k-£177k-£56k£64kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-292024-04-29
Total assets£147.7k£77.2k
Current assets£55.9k£64.3k
Net assets£-538.9k£-350.0k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2025-01-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-07-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-10-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-05-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-05-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-04-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARABOUX LTD
  16. 2021-04-16
    AL SAUD, Sarah Faisal appointed
    director
  17. 2021-04-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 5 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

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
Sarah Faisal Al Saud
Individual · Saudi Arabian · DOB 12/1998 · age 28
75100%
75-100% shares16/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

C/O S&W Partners Llp Old Library Chambers
21 Chipper Lane
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 1BG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AL SAUD, Sarah Faisal
director · ~28y · appointed 2021-04-16
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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-05-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-07-05