5 STAR NORTH WEST LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08981303 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-07
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (73/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
30 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
55
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30
Average employees0

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-31
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    LIVSEY, Caren resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2025-12-16
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  5. 2024-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-12
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-14
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-26
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-21
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-12
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-27
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    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2017-01-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-05-01
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    LIVSEY, Caren appointed
    director
  18. 2014-04-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 5 STAR NORTH WEST LIMITED
  19. 2014-04-07
    ➕
    BROWNE, Geoffrey Malcolm appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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 12 years.
  • 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 Geoff Browne
Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

200-202 Elliott Street
Tyldesley
Manchester
M29 8DS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BROWNE, Geoffrey Malcolm→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-04-07
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Active
LIVSEY, Caren→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2026-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-18