A JABBAR LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC238802 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-29
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£39.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £39,869
Cash YoY
+31%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£51k
↑ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£40k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £39.9k | £27.1k |
| Current assets | £55.7k | £47.7k |
| Cash | £50.7k | £38.7k |
| Debtors | £5.0k | £9.0k |
| Net assets | £39.9k | £27.1k |
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.
See pricing →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 (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-09-22📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-09-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-09-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-09-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-01📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2002-10-29🏢Company incorporatedAs A JABBAR LTD.
- 2002-10-29➕JABBAR, Rubina appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-29➕JABBAR, Ajaz Ahmed appointeddirector
- 2002-10-29➕COSEC LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-10-29➖COSEC LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-10-29➕CODIR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-10-29➖CODIR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-10-29➕COSEC LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-10-29➖COSEC LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "JABBAR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rubina Aijaz Jabbar Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Aijaz Ahmed Jabbar Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73 | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-10-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
6th Floor
Gordon Chambers 90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
JABBAR, Ajaz Ahmed→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2002-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COSEC LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-29 · resigned 2002-10-29
CODIR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-29 · resigned 2002-10-29
COSEC LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-29 · resigned 2002-10-29
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Recent filings (61 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-09-25
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-09-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-09-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29