MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

03.05.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

THINGS TO DO

 

 

Registered Office :

Road 2621, Building 609, Block 426 , Manama

 

 

Country :

Bahrain

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

05.03.1975

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

1841-1

 

 

Legal Form :

Single Person Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importers, Wholesalers and Retailers of all kinds of art craft, embroidery items, needle work items and equestrian equipment.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

BD 7,000

Status :

Small Company 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – December 31, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (30.09.2010)                  

Current Rating

(31.12.2010)

Bahrain

a2

a2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


Company NAME

 

Things To Do

 

 

company ADDRESS

 

Building             : Building No. 611, Shop No. 609

Street               : North Flyover, Budaiya Highway, Road No. 2621

Area                 : Budaiya, Block 426

P.O.Box No.      : 26117

Town                 : Manama

Country             : Bahrain

Telephone         : (973) 1759 0409 / 1771 2835

Fax                   : (973) 1759 0409

E-Mail               : info@thingstodobahrain.net  / thingsstd@batelco.com.bh

Website            : www.thingstodobahrain.net

 

Also Known As : Things Todo / Things-To-Do / Things-To-Do (S.P.)

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                                Position

 

1. June Marri Al Saffar (Mrs)                    Managing Director

 

2. Tissy Paul (Mrs)                                 Chief Accountant

 

Total Employees : 10

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

No complaints have been heard regarding payments from local suppliers

or banks.

 

Subject is a well-established business operating since 1975.

 

We consider it is acceptable to deal with subject for SMALL amounts.

 

Opinion on maximum credit : BD 7,000

 

Trade risk assessment : Normal

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US DLRS 1,000,000 :

 

 We consider the above figure to be beyond the Company's financial

capabilities and recommend dealing on fully secured terms.

 

 

TRADE REFERENCES

 

NAME               : POTTERY CRAFTS LTD

Address            : Meir, Stoke On - Trent

City                  : Stoke-On-Trent

Country             : United Kingdom

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME     : AL AHLI UNITED BANK BSC (merger of AL AHLI COMMERCIAL

            BANK/GRINDLAYS BAHRAIN)

Branch   : Main branch

Street   : 120 Government Avenue

PO Box   : 2424

Town     : Manama

Telephone: (973) 1722 0555

Fax      : (973) 1722 0552

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Private companies in Bahrain are not required to publish or disclose balance sheets. However, the subject interviewed offered the following information :

 

Sales Turnover     : BD 200,000 - 2004 – approx.

                   : BD 250,000 - 2005 – approx.

                   : BD 270,000 - 2006 – approx.

                   : BD 300,000 - 2007 – approx.

                   : BD 320,000 – 2008 – exact

                   : BD 340,000 – 2009 – exact

                   : BD 350,000 – 2010 – exact

                   : BD 350,000 – 2011 – projected

 

Net Profit         : BD  30,000 – 2009 – exact

                   : BD  18,000 – 2010 – exact *

                   : BD  30,000 – 2011 – projected

 

* Decrease in net profit in 2010 was due to the expenses spent on the renovation of the showroom.

 

Financial year ends 31 December.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started : 5 March 1975

 

History : The subject company was established in Bahrain on 5 March

1975 under commercial registration number 1841-1.

         

Since its inception subject registered the following branch / division :

                             

- Things-To-Do

  (Sub C.R. No. 1841-2): Registered on 30/10/2006.

 

C.R. No. : 1841-1 (expiry date : 05/03/2012)

 

BCCI Membership No. : 5357

 

Authorised Capital : BD 50,000

 

Paid up Capital : BD 50,000

 

Single Person Company owned by June Marri Al Saffar (Mrs) (Bahraini

national).

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Trading as importers, wholesalers and retailers of all kinds of art craft, embroidery items, needle work items and equestrian equipment.

 

Brands :

 

- Gilgamesh Designs

- Daler-Rowney Ltd. 

- Canson

- Potterycrafts, UK

- Pebeo

- Zweigart Needlework Fabrics

- Frank Baines Saddlery, UK

- Wintec, UK

- Harrison Mayer Ltd, UK

 

NACE Code: 4666

 

Imports mainly from UK Germany, Australia, China and India.

 

Exports occasionally to Qatar.

 

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Rented premises comprising administrative offices and a 2 floor retail outlet with integrated storage facilities located at the heading address.

 

Until 2010, subject used to have another retail outlet located in Budaiya Area.

 

 

REGISTERED OFFICE

 

Things Todo (as registered at the Companies' Registry)

Road 2621

Building 609

Block 426

Manama

 

 

SPECIAL NOTE

 

The address given by you: Near Flyoverbudaiya Highway Manama is misspelt. Please note that the correct spelling is as per heading.

 

The telephone and fax numbers given by you: 590409 and 276930 respectively are incorrect. Please note that subject's correct telephone and fax numbers are as per heading.

 

Interviewed: Tissy Paul (Mrs) (Chief Accountant).

 


FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.44.33

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.89

Euro

1

Rs.65.57

 

 

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

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

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

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NB

New Business

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This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

 

 

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