ZAKS HOMES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC699911 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-26
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 2025
Net worth
£5.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68310Real estate agencies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
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 £5,731
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,904 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£6k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£844
↓ 66% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£64.0k£62.1k
Current assets£844£2.5k
Net assets£5.7k£7.6k

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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-01
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-01-31
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  5. 2024-08-13
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  6. 2024-05-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-09-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-09-01
    KHAN, Asad appointed
    director
  11. 2023-09-01
    AHMAD, Mazhar resigned
    director
  12. 2023-03-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-03-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2022-08-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2021-05-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ZAKS HOMES LTD
  18. 2021-05-26
    AHMAD, Mazhar appointed
    director
  19. 2021-05-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 Asad Khan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44
75100%
75-100% shares10/03/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mazhar Ahmadceased 10/03/2023· 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
Incorporated2021-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

65 Fairley Street
Glasgow
G51 2SN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KHAN, Asad
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-09-01
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Active
AHMAD, Mazhar
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-05-26 · resigned 2023-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2025-01-31
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-08-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-23