BAB GLOBAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14809211 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-17
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Risk and damage evaluation
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74901Environmental consulting activities
  • 80300Investigation activities
  • 82912SIC 82912
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-26

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-06-09
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  3. 2025-05-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2023-12-29
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2023-04-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAB GLOBAL LIMITED
  9. 2023-04-17
    ONESTEP CS (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2023-04-17
    WANG, Xiaokai appointed
    director
  11. 2023-04-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-26

Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Group structure

Bab International Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Bab International Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BAB GLOBAL LIMITED
This company · 14809211

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bab International Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66210 — Risk and damage evaluation

Registered office

Unit Fs.113a Fleet Street 154-160 Fleet Street
Blackfriars
London
EC4A 2DQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ONESTEP CS (UK) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-04-17
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Active
WANG, Xiaokai
director · ~29y · appointed 2023-04-17
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-07-28
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-17