5 STAR GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06521090 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70100Activities of head offices
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.2y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-18📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2023-11-03📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2023-10-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-13➖SYKES, Keith Robert resigneddirector
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31➕LASINSKIS, Ingus appointeddirector
- 2014-03-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-03-03➖BOUWHUIS, Ida resignedsecretary
- 2014-02-28➕LOCKS, Justin Dean appointeddirector
- 2013-05-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-03-24➕BOUWHUIS, Ida appointedsecretary
- 2011-03-24➖GIBBINS, Lynda resignedsecretary
- 2008-04-10➕GIBBINS, Lynda appointedsecretary
- 2008-04-10➖SYKES, Christine resignedsecretary
- 2008-04-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 5 STAR GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2008-03-03➕SYKES, Christine appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-03➕SYKES, Keith Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Justin Dean Locks Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Keith Robert Sykesceased 09/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Broad End Industrial Estate Broadend Road
Walsoken
Wisbech
Cambridgeshire
PE14 7BQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
LASINSKIS, Ingus→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2020-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOCKS, Justin Dean→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOUWHUIS, Ida→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-03-24 · resigned 2014-03-03
GIBBINS, Lynda→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-04-10 · resigned 2011-03-24
SYKES, Christine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-03 · resigned 2008-04-10
SYKES, Keith Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2008-03-03 · resigned 2023-10-13
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/05/2013 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee and fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 03/04/2008 | 07/03/2014 |
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Recent filings (67 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2023-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22