5 STAR LOOS LTD

🌳Matureactive

09788460 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-22

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30
Average employees	600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
📄
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-24
📄
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-19
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
📄
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-03
📄
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
📄
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-26
📄
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-25
📄
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-25
📄
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-04
📄
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-27
📄
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-22
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
📄
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-29
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
📄
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-09-23
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2015-09-22
🏢
Company incorporated
As 5 STAR LOOS LTD
2015-09-22
➕
RATTRAY, Julie appointed
secretary
2015-09-22
➕
RATTRAY, Douglas William Sinclair appointed
director
2015-09-22
➕
RATTRAY, Frederick Colin Sinclair appointed
director
2015-09-22
➕
RATTRAY, Gregor Sinclair appointed
director
2015-09-22
➕
RATTRAY, Julie appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gregor Sinclair Rattray Individual · British · DOB 03/1991 · age 35	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Douglas William Sinclair Rattray Individual · British · DOB 02/1992 · age 34	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Professional services · NN postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
10 CA LIMITED→ 10468164 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
202C LIMITED→ 13341230 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
2CFUTURES LTD→ 14140589 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
2YE LIMITED→ 14752286 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
4TY7 LTD→ 16773373 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
586 ENTERPRISE LIMITED→ 06666949 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
586 GROUP LIMITED→ 06666796 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
69 GLOBAL LTD→ 16276248 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
7C'S CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED→ 07649971 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
814 2 LTD→ 15924743 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
8BALL MARKETING LTD→ 14306931 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
9ILBURY LTD→ 15969727 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-09-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

Anchor Farm Banbury Lane

Rothersthorpe

Northampton

NN7 3JF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-27

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-13

Last: 2025-09-29