AJAVED INC LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC758717 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-13
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 66/100 (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, 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees0

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
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-31
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2025-08-08
    JAVED, Mohammed Abbas appointed
    director
  5. 2025-08-08
    JAVED, Abu Bakr Siddique resigned
    director
  6. 2025-08-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-08-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-08-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-08-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-03-26
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2024-03-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-03-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2024-03-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2024-03-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-03-15
    JAVED, Abu Bakr Siddique appointed
    director
  18. 2024-03-15
    JAVED, Afshan resigned
    director
  19. 2023-02-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJAVED INC LTD
  20. 2023-02-13
    JAVED, Afshan appointed
    director
  21. 2023-02-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JAVED" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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: 2025-12-31: 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 Mohammed Abbas Javed
Individual · British · DOB 11/2007 · age 19
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/08/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Abu Bakr Siddique Javedceased 08/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Ms Afshan Javedceased 15/03/2024· 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
Incorporated2023-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

48a Rowan Street
Blackburn
Bathgate
EH47 7EA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

JAVED, Mohammed Abbas
director · ~19y · appointed 2025-08-08
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Active
JAVED, Abu Bakr Siddique
director · ~24y · appointed 2024-03-15 · resigned 2025-08-08
Resigned
JAVED, Afshan
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-02-13 · resigned 2024-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-12-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-25