NORTH STAR ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06466870 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-08
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31
Average employees1

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-02-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-02-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-03-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-10-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-01-08
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    Company incorporated
    As NORTH STAR ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED
  18. 2008-01-08
    ➕
    WALLS, Alexander Dominic appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-01-08
    ➕
    INESON, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2008-01-08
    ➕
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-01-08
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    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-01-08
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    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2008-01-08
    ➖
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

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 Paul Anthony Ineson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

Bbic Innovation Way
Wilthorpe
Barnsley
S75 1JL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WALLS, Alexander Dominic→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INESON, Paul Anthony→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-08 · resigned 2008-01-08
Resigned
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-01-08 · resigned 2008-01-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31