DARKSTAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08667889 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-29
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.85M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20590
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -82% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 6.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
46 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 £1,851,056
Cash draining
Cash down 82% YoY
Cash YoY
-82%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£55k
↓ 82% YoY
Net Worth
£1.9m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£618k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.37M | £1.90M |
| Current assets | £618.3k | £961.6k |
| Cash | £55.4k | £303.1k |
| Debtors | £176.8k | £164.2k |
| Net assets | £1.85M | £1.84M |
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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2024-04-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-12-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-04-01➖KUBRAN, David resigneddirector
- 2018-03-01➕KUBRAN, David appointeddirector
- 2016-10-31➖ZAMIR, Amna Yasmin resigneddirector
- 2015-09-01➕ZAMIR, Amna Yasmin appointeddirector
- 2013-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs DARKSTAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 2013-08-29➕SCAMMELL, Robert Stephen appointeddirector
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
58/100
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 13 years.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Stephen Scammell Individual · British · DOB 07/1990 · age 36 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 29/08/2016 |
Mrs Amna Yasmin Scammell Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/10/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Amna Yasmin Zamirceased 31/10/2016· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CROWN CHAINS LIMITED→ 10763375 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20590 — SIC 20590
Registered office
Raylor Centre
James St
York
YO10 3DW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
SCAMMELL, Robert Stephen→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2013-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KUBRAN, David→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2018-03-01 · resigned 2019-04-01
ZAMIR, Amna Yasmin→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2016-10-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 18/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/12/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 15/11/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (46 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04