5 STAR NURSING SERVICES LTD
💤Zombieactive
07027409 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-23
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£13.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
45 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £13,888
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£14k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.5k | £12.2k |
| Current assets | £1.4k | £4.7k |
| Net assets | £13.9k | £11.7k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2016-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-16📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2015-09-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-31➖COOMBES, Ian resigneddirector
- 2013-11-27➕COOMBES, Karen Jane appointeddirector
- 2013-08-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
- 2009-10-01➕COOMBES, Ian appointeddirector
- 2009-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 5 STAR NURSING SERVICES LTD
- 2009-09-23➕VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
- 2009-09-23➖VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 12 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Karen Jane Coombes Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 18 EBBERLEY LTD→ 12116831 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
Hillcrest
Birch Hill
Cheddar
BS27 3JN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
COOMBES, Karen Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOMBES, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2015-05-31
VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-09-23 · resigned 2009-09-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/08/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-30