BASRAI LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC320077 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-30
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.6y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-22➖SANDHU, Harkiren Kaur resigneddirector
- 2016-09-16➕BASRAI, Raghbir Singh appointeddirector
- 2011-03-18➖SINGH, Gurdeep resignedsecretary
- 2008-03-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2007-08-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2007-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BASRAI LTD
- 2007-03-30➕SINGH, Gurdeep appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-30➕INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-03-30➖INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-03-30➕SANDHU, Harkiren Kaur appointeddirector
- 2007-03-30➕INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-03-30➖INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BASRAI" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Tejinderpal Basrai Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/11/2023 |
Mr Raghbir Singh Basrai Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
3-7 Beresford Terrace
Ayr
KA7 2ER
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
BASRAI, Raghbir Singh→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SINGH, Gurdeep→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-03-30 · resigned 2011-03-18
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-30 · resigned 2007-03-30
SANDHU, Harkiren Kaur→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2007-03-30 · resigned 2016-12-22
INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-30 · resigned 2007-03-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 07/03/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 29/08/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01