JCT4 AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10164044 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-05
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 May 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Average employees300300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-20
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2019-02-19
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-02-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-09
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2018-05-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2018-02-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-01-26
    EDDEN, Graham Michael resigned
    director
  17. 2017-05-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-05-16
    EDDEN, Graham Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2016-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JCT4 AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
  20. 2016-05-05
    GASKELL, John David 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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-18

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John David Gaskell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
75100%
75-100% shares05/05/2016

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
Incorporated2016-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

9 Glebe Road
Glebe Road
Skelmersdale
Lancashire
WN8 9JP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-18OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GASKELL, John David
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-05-05
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Active
EDDEN, Graham Michael
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-05-16 · resigned 2018-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-12-20