5 STAR TRADEX LTD

💤Zombieactive
08137766 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-10
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52243SIC 52243
  • 52290Other transportation support activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 13 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-16
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  3. 2024-03-17
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  4. 2023-04-28
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  5. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-11
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-18
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    GULAMALI, Hani appointed
    director
  11. 2019-03-18
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    SHIRAZI, Zainab resigned
    director
  12. 2019-03-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-03-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-03-18
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-03-18
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-01-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  17. 2019-01-09
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  18. 2019-01-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-01-08
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    MAHBOUBIAN, Alireza resigned
    director
  20. 2019-01-08
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    SHIRAZI, Agha Muhammad Hussain resigned
    director
  21. 2019-01-08
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    SHIRAZI, Zainab appointed
    director
  22. 2018-11-02
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    SHIRAZI, Agha Muhammad Hussain appointed
    director
  23. 2018-08-31
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    MOHSENI, Ensiyeh resigned
    director
  24. 2018-07-12
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    MAHBOUBIAN, Alireza appointed
    director
  25. 2018-07-12
    ➖
    SINGH, Jangsher resigned
    director
  26. 2018-06-01
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    SINGH, Jangsher appointed
    director
  27. 2018-01-22
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    GHAZIANI, Abdul Rauf resigned
    director
  28. 2017-07-25
    ➕
    GHAZIANI, Abdul Rauf appointed
    director
  29. 2017-05-02
    ➖
    RAFIQUE, Sohail resigned
    director
  30. 2017-01-11
    ➕
    MOHSENI, Ensiyeh appointed
    director
  31. 2016-12-15
    ➖
    GULAMALI, Hani resigned
    director
  32. 2016-12-15
    ➕
    RAFIQUE, Sohail appointed
    director
  33. 2016-08-29
    ➕
    GULAMALI, Hani appointed
    director
  34. 2016-08-29
    ➖
    MOHSENI, Ensiyeh resigned
    director
  35. 2015-11-06
    ➖
    GULAMALI, Hani resigned
    director
  36. 2015-11-06
    ➕
    MOHSENI, Ensiyeh appointed
    director
  37. 2013-09-17
    ➕
    GULAMALI, Hani appointed
    director
  38. 2013-09-17
    ➖
    ZOHRABPOUR, Fazel resigned
    director
  39. 2012-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 5 STAR TRADEX LTD
  40. 2012-07-10
    ➕
    GULAMALI, Hani appointed
    director
  41. 2012-07-10
    ➖
    GULAMALI, Hani resigned
    director
  42. 2012-07-10
    ➕
    ZOHRABPOUR, Fazel appointed
    director

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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Hani Gulamali
Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting18/03/2019
7 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Zainab Shiraziceased 18/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Agha Muhammad Hussain Shiraziceased 08/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Alireza Mahboubianceased 08/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Abdul Rauf Ghazianiceased 25/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Ensiyeh Mohseniceased 31/08/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Sohail Rafiqueceased 02/05/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Hani Gulamaliceased 15/12/2016· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

5 Wadsworth Road
Perivale
Greenford
UB6 7JD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

GULAMALI, Hani→
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GHAZIANI, Abdul Rauf→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-07-25 · resigned 2018-01-22
Resigned
GULAMALI, Hani→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-08-29 · resigned 2016-12-15
Resigned
GULAMALI, Hani→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-09-17 · resigned 2015-11-06
Resigned
GULAMALI, Hani→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-07-10 · resigned 2012-07-10
Resigned
MAHBOUBIAN, Alireza→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-07-12 · resigned 2019-01-08
Resigned
MOHSENI, Ensiyeh→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-01-11 · resigned 2018-08-31
Resigned
MOHSENI, Ensiyeh→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-11-06 · resigned 2016-08-29
Resigned
RAFIQUE, Sohail→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-12-15 · resigned 2017-05-02
Resigned
SHIRAZI, Agha Muhammad Hussain→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-11-02 · resigned 2019-01-08
Resigned
SHIRAZI, Zainab→
director · ~29y · appointed 2019-01-08 · resigned 2019-03-18
Resigned
SINGH, Jangsher→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2018-07-12
Resigned
ZOHRABPOUR, Fazel→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-07-10 · resigned 2013-09-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2019-07-31