JB TRADE AND TRANSPORT LTD

💤Zombieactive
14286367 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-09
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£42.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 39000SIC 39000
  • 46120SIC 46120
  • 46770SIC 46770
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £42,056

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£42k
↑ 323408% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↑ 760% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£17k£25k£34k£42kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£42.1k£13
Current assets£23.3k£2.7k
Net assets£42.1k£13

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 3 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-08-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-07-30
    ➕
    LEVESLEY, Darren appointed
    director
  7. 2025-07-30
    ➖
    MOORE, Francis John resigned
    director
  8. 2025-07-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2025-07-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-07-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-07-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-07-30
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2025-06-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2025-06-14
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2025-06-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2025-06-14
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2025-03-30
    ➕
    MOORE, Francis John appointed
    director
  18. 2025-03-30
    ➖
    WILSON, Judith resigned
    director
  19. 2025-02-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2025-02-11
    ➖
    THORNTON, Laura resigned
    director
  21. 2024-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2024-05-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2024-04-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2024-04-29
    ➕
    THORNTON, Laura appointed
    director
  25. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2024-04-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  27. 2024-04-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2024-04-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  29. 2024-03-01
    ➖
    THORNTON, Laura resigned
    director
  30. 2024-03-01
    ➕
    WILSON, Judith appointed
    director
  31. 2022-08-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JB TRADE AND TRANSPORT LTD
  32. 2022-08-09
    ➕
    THORNTON, Laura 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

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-07-30: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren Levesley
Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/07/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Francis John Mooreceased 30/07/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Judith Wilsonceased 30/03/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Miss Laura Thorntonceased 01/03/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Unit 4a Swinton Meadows Industrial Estate
Swinton
Rotherham
S64 8AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LEVESLEY, Darren→
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORE, Francis John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2025-03-30 · resigned 2025-07-30
Resigned
THORNTON, Laura→
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-04-29 · resigned 2025-02-11
Resigned
THORNTON, Laura→
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-08-09 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned
WILSON, Judith→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-03-01 · resigned 2025-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-14