MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

21st February, 2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BREEZES BEACH CLUB & SPA

 

 

Registered Office :

1361, Bwenju Village, Zamzibar, Tanzania

 

 

Country :

Tanzania

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

November 1997

 

 

Line of Business :

Operators of a luxury holiday resort comprising 70 rooms, including 40 suites

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

TAN Shs 65,00,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


 COMPANY NAME

 

BREEZES BEACH CLUB & SPA (Correct)

BREEZES BEACH CLUB (Requested)

 

 

ADDRESS

 

P.O. Box           :  1361

Town                 :  Bwenju Village

Islands              :  Zamzibar

Country             :  Tanzania

Telephone         :  (255 774) 440 883 / 440 884 / 440 885 /   (255 24) 224  0102 / 224 0467

Fax                   :  (255 24) 224 0450

E-Mail               :  info@breezes-zanzibar.com

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                     Position

 

1. Penneby Raguz                     Director

 

2. Ante Raguz                           Director

 

3. Sujit Shah                             Sales Director

                                                (based in Sweden)

 

3. Miro A. Dinic                          General Manager

 

 

Total Employees : 7 (administrative)

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

No complaints have been heard regarding payments from local suppliers or banks.

 

Subject is a family owned holiday resort in business since 1997.

 

We consider it is acceptable to deal with subject for SMALL amounts, however in view of the lack of financial information, we recommend as a matter of caution international suppliers to exercise a degree of caution.

 

Opinion on maximum credit : TAN Shs 65,00,000 (higher amounts may be considered with full fiscal disclosure)

 

Trade risk assessment : Normal

 

It is normal accepted practice for international suppliers to deal on secured terms with Tanzanian importers.

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

Subject declined to name its bankers.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Balance sheets are not available and the subject interviewed declined to give any financial information, which the company regards as strictly confidential.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started : November 1997

 

Capital : not given

 

 

Subject is not a legal entity but a holiday resort owned by the Raguz family.

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Operators of a luxury holiday resort comprising 70 rooms, including 40 suites.

 

Subject is a winner of Best Resort in Tanzania.

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Luxury hotel, four restaurants, five bars, one spa, shopping Bazaar, fitness & aerobics center, marine activities center, scuba diving center and administrative offices located at the heading address. The resort also has representative offices in Kenya and Sweden (see "branch Office" below).

 

 

BRANCH OFFICES

 

Reservations Office

P. O. Box 34187

Nairobi

Kenya

Tel        : (254 20) 272 0835 / 272 9333 / 272 8826 Fax : (254 20) 272 3513

Email    : info@breezes-zanzibar.com

 

Europe Sales & Marketing Office

Radmansgatan 27

Se-11425

Stockholm

Sweden

Tel        : (46 70) 979 5999

Fax       : (46 8) 813 322

Email    : sujit@breezes-zanzibar.com

 

 

SPECIAL NOTE

 

You enquired on : BREEZES BEACH CLUB.

 

Please note the correct name is as per heading.

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

 

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