5K DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03878101 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.07M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 20.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £3,071,127
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£544k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£3.1m
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£1.8m
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.08M | £3.05M |
| Current assets | £1.81M | £2.04M |
| Cash | £543.7k | £626.1k |
| Debtors | £631.5k | £793.1k |
| Net assets | £3.07M | £3.02M |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2007-07-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-03-30➕RAI, Jagjit Singh appointeddirector
- 2007-02-01➖RAI, Davinder Singh resigneddirector
- 2006-02-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2006-01-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 5K DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED
- 1999-11-16➕SINGH, Jaswinder appointedsecretary
- 1999-11-16➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-11-16➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-11-16➕RAI, Davinder Singh appointeddirector
- 1999-11-16➕BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-11-16➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jagjit Singh Rai Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Registered office
Ckr House
70 East Hill
Dartford
Kent
DA1 1RZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
RAI, Jagjit Singh→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2007-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-16 · resigned 1999-11-16
RAI, Davinder Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 1999-11-16 · resigned 2007-02-01
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-11-16 · resigned 1999-11-16
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/02/2006 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 11/01/2006 | 24/07/2007 |
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Recent filings (72 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-11