ALL STAR FUNDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10740832 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,433
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↑ 177% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£4.8k£4.6k
Current assets£5.1k£5.1k
Cash£5.1k£5.1k
Net assets£1.4k£517

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-12-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-04-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-04-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-04-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-04-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-04-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-04-13
    LUKINS, Neil resigned
    director
  14. 2024-04-12
    LUKINS, David Eric appointed
    director
  15. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2023-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ALL STAR FUNDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  23. 2017-04-25
    LUKINS, Neil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 David Eric Lukins
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest12/04/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Neil Lukinsceased 12/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2017-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

33 Wootton Road
Kempston
Bedford
MK43 9BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-11
Last: 2025-12-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LUKINS, David Eric
director · ~72y · appointed 2024-04-12
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Active
LUKINS, Neil
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-04-25 · resigned 2024-04-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-16