5 STAR GLOBAL TRADING LTD

💤Zombieactive
10342867 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-23
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£178
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 80100Private security activities
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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, 4 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 £178
Net assets shrinking
Down £600 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£178
↓ 77% YoY
Current Assets
£73k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£29k£44k£58k£73kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£22.5k£26.6k
Current assets£73.1k£63.5k
Net assets£178£778

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-05
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-10
    ➕
    BABAR, Zaheer appointed
    director
  8. 2020-08-10
    ➖
    ABBAS, Zaffar resigned
    director
  9. 2020-08-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2020-08-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-08-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-08-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-10-01
    ➕
    ABBAS, Zaffar appointed
    director
  18. 2018-10-01
    ➖
    BABAR, Tauqeer resigned
    director
  19. 2018-10-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2018-05-18
    ➕
    BABAR, Tauqeer appointed
    director
  21. 2018-05-18
    ➖
    BABAR, Zaheer resigned
    director
  22. 2016-08-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5 STAR GLOBAL TRADING LTD
  23. 2016-08-23
    ➕
    BABAR, Zaheer 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-06-05: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Zaheer Babar
Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/08/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Zaffar Abbasceased 10/08/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Tauqeer Babarceased 01/10/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Zaheer Babarceased 18/05/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2016-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

122 Morden Road
Mitcham
Surrey
CR4 4DB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BABAR, Zaheer→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-08-10
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Active
ABBAS, Zaffar→
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2020-08-10
Resigned
BABAR, Tauqeer→
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-05-18 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned
BABAR, Zaheer→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-08-23 · resigned 2018-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-08-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-10