5 RIVERS CONSTRUCTION LTD

💤Zombieactive
09390726 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-15
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£6.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,449

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£16kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£26.8k£25.5k
Current assets£15.6k£13.0k
Net assets£6.4k£4.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-08
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    SINGH, Jagjit resigned
    director
  7. 2021-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-11-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-11-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-11-01
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    SINGH, Bharpur appointed
    director
  14. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-11-01
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    SINGH, Bharpur appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-11-01
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    SINGH, Bharpur resigned
    director
  20. 2015-11-01
    ➕
    SINGH, Jagjit appointed
    director
  21. 2015-01-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 5 RIVERS CONSTRUCTION LTD
  22. 2015-01-15
    ➕
    SINGH, Bharpur appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bharpur Singh
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/11/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jagjit Singhceased 01/11/2020· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

149 Doddsfield Road
Slough
SL2 2BA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SINGH, Bharpur→
secretary · appointed 2015-11-01
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Active
SINGH, Bharpur→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-11-01
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Active
SINGH, Bharpur→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-01-15 · resigned 2015-11-01
Resigned
SINGH, Jagjit→
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2021-04-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-30