JAVAD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04192784 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-03
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
£193.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 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
3 live charges · oldest 20.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.3 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 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
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £193,180
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£193k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£142
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £142 | £142 |
| Current assets | £142 | £142 |
| Net assets | £193.2k | £193.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-07-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-09➖KHOSHTAGHAZA, Pauline Annette resigneddirector
- 2019-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-25📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2008-09-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2006-03-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2006-02-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2001-05-09➕KHOSHTAGHAZA, Mohammad Javad appointedsecretary
- 2001-05-09➕KHOSHTAGHAZA, Mohammad Javad appointeddirector
- 2001-05-09➖ABC COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-05-09➕KHOSHTAGHAZA, Pauline Annette appointeddirector
- 2001-05-09➖PROFESSIONAL FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-04-03🏢Company incorporatedAs JAVAD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
- 2001-04-03➕ABC COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-04-03➕PROFESSIONAL FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Mohammad Javad Khoshtaghaza Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AC & DC PROPERTIES LTD→ 16900233 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACCESS 97 LTD→ 14952583 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACD HOMES LTD→ 07427148 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings
Registered office
Unit 8 Asda Precint
Oatlands Avenue
Bristol
BS14 0SX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
KHOSHTAGHAZA, Mohammad Javad→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KHOSHTAGHAZA, Mohammad Javad→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2001-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ABC COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-03 · resigned 2001-05-09
KHOSHTAGHAZA, Pauline Annette→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2001-05-09 · resigned 2019-05-09
PROFESSIONAL FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-03 · resigned 2001-05-09
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 11/09/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/03/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/02/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (79 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-07-08