786 CAPRICORN LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05497958 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-04
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-204.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47250
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, 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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 20.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £204,699
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£249
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
-£205k
↓ 2.9% YoY
Current Assets
£249
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-204.7k | £-198.9k |
| Current assets | £249 | £282 |
| Cash | £249 | £282 |
| Net assets | £-204.7k | £-198.9k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-20🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-02-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-02-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-01-15➖JHUTI, Manjit Kaur resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-11-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-10-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-07-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 786 CAPRICORN LIMITED
- 2005-07-04➕JHUTI, Parmjit Singh, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2005-07-04➕JHUTI, Manjit Kaur appointedsecretary
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 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Parmjit Singh Jhuti Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence | 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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8 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
Incorporated2005-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47250 — SIC 47250
Registered office
10 Willow Tree Close
Hayes
Middlesex
UB4 9DB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
JHUTI, Parmjit Singh, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2005-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JHUTI, Manjit Kaur→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-07-04 · resigned 2009-01-15
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 28/11/2007 | 20/02/2024 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 04/11/2005 | 20/02/2024 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/10/2005 | 20/02/2024 |
Recent filings (55 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20