ABJAD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03215178 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-21
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-555.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 1 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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £555,739
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£556k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£44k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £43.6k | £43.6k |
| Current assets | £43.8k | £43.8k |
| Net assets | £-555.7k | £-554.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-09-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-09-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2002-08-27➕GOUVERNEUR, Haajar appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-27➖TANSER, Julian Paul resignedsecretary
- 2002-08-27➖TANSER, Julian Paul resigneddirector
- 2000-03-27➖CHT SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-03-24➕TANSER, Julian Paul appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-24➕TANSER, Julian Paul appointeddirector
- 1998-09-30➕CHT SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-09-30➖SCEPTRE CONSULTANTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1997-03-05➖PARKER, Jonathan David resigneddirector
- 1997-03-05➖TOWNSEND, Susan Jane resigneddirector
- 1996-09-18➕MAJZUB, Justin Harvey Vargha appointeddirector
- 1996-06-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ABJAD LIMITED
- 1996-06-21➕SCEPTRE CONSULTANTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1996-06-21➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-06-21➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-06-21➕PARKER, Jonathan David appointeddirector
- 1996-06-21➕TOWNSEND, Susan Jane appointeddirector
- 1996-06-21➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-06-21➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Justin Harvey Vargha Majzub Individual · Iranian · DOB 11/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Mulberry Hall
Harrisons Lane
Woodstock
OX20 1SS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
GOUVERNEUR, Haajar→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAJZUB, Justin Harvey Vargha→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1996-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TANSER, Julian Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-03-24 · resigned 2002-08-27
CHT SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1998-09-30 · resigned 2000-03-27
SCEPTRE CONSULTANTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 1998-09-30
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 1996-06-21
PARKER, Jonathan David→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 1997-03-05
TANSER, Julian Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2000-03-24 · resigned 2002-08-27
TOWNSEND, Susan Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 1997-03-05
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 1996-06-21
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Recent filings (95 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-22