5 STAR DESSERT CONFECTIONERY LTD

💤Zombieactive
09299424 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-06
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£77.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £77,581

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£78k
↑ 3.4% YoY
Current Assets
£199k
↓ 8.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£43k£87k£130k£173k£216kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£78.7k£76.1k
Current assets£198.7k£216.4k
Cash—£196.0k
Debtors—£10.4k
Net assets£77.6k£75.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2024-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-04-11
    ➖
    MOTICHANDE, Niquesh Crasnacumar resigned
    director
  15. 2018-03-13
    ➕
    MOTICHANDE, Niquesh Crasnacumar appointed
    director
  16. 2018-03-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-31
    ➕
    MOTICHANDE, Sanat Crasnacumar appointed
    director
  19. 2018-01-31
    ➖
    AHMED, Walid resigned
    director
  20. 2018-01-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2017-09-22
    ➕
    AHMED, Walid appointed
    director
  22. 2017-09-18
    ➖
    ASIF, Ali resigned
    director
  23. 2017-07-18
    ➖
    ALI, Sabah resigned
    director
  24. 2017-07-18
    ➕
    ASIF, Ali appointed
    director
  25. 2017-06-07
    ➖
    HANID AWAN, Adnan resigned
    director
  26. 2015-09-11
    ➕
    ALI, Sabah appointed
    director
  27. 2015-09-11
    ➖
    ASIF, Ali resigned
    director
  28. 2014-11-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5 STAR DESSERT CONFECTIONERY LTD
  29. 2014-11-06
    ➕
    ASIF, Ali appointed
    director
  30. 2014-11-06
    ➕
    HANID AWAN, Adnan 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 Sanat Crasnacumar Motichande
Individual · Portuguese · DOB 07/1991 · age 35
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/01/2018
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Rocque Investco Ltdceased 31/01/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Tassadiq Hanifceased 27/09/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Adnan Hanid Awanceased 01/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Sabah Aliceased 01/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47240 — Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores

Registered office

10-12 Love Lane
Pinner
HA5 3EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MOTICHANDE, Sanat Crasnacumar→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AHMED, Walid→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-09-22 · resigned 2018-01-31
Resigned
ALI, Sabah→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-09-11 · resigned 2017-07-18
Resigned
ASIF, Ali→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-07-18 · resigned 2017-09-18
Resigned
ASIF, Ali→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-11-06 · resigned 2015-09-11
Resigned
HANID AWAN, Adnan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-11-06 · resigned 2017-06-07
Resigned
MOTICHANDE, Niquesh Crasnacumar→
director · ~34y · appointed 2018-03-13 · resigned 2018-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-18