STA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09143303 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-23
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 9.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£2.81M
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,811,651
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2.8m
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£3.9m
↑ 1.0% 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 | £2.81M | £2.42M |
| Current assets | £3.89M | £3.85M |
| Net assets | £2.81M | £2.42M |
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
- 2025-09-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-10-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank Frick & Co. Ag
- 2016-11-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank Frick & Co. Ag
- 2014-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs STA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2014-07-23➕MOHAMMADTAGHI, Saiid appointeddirector
- 2014-07-23➕RONCHI, Mauro appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high · 1 lowAccounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mauro Ronchi Individual · Italian · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 11/01/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Tinvest Limitedceased 11/01/2023· 75-100% shares
- Merchint Limitedceased 25/02/2020· 25-50% shares
- Sival Investments Limitedceased 30/01/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A & D APPLIANCE REPAIRS LTD→ 06082968 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
10 Coombe Ridings
Kingston Upon Thames
KT2 7JT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MOHAMMADTAGHI, Saiid→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RONCHI, Mauro→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bank Frick & Co. Ag | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/11/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Bank Frick & Co. Ag | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/11/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-11