AAA STARS LTD

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11020443 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-18
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-05-30
    RAZA, Ahsan appointed
    director
  9. 2018-05-30
    RAZA, Uzma resigned
    director
  10. 2018-05-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2018-05-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-05-30
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-05-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2017-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AAA STARS LTD
  15. 2017-10-18
    RAZA, Uzma appointed
    director
  16. 2017-10-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ahsan Raza
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
sig. influencesignificant influence30/05/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Uzma Razaceased 30/05/2018· 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
Incorporated2017-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

18 Bloomfield Drive
Manchester
M8 8ER
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RAZA, Ahsan
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-05-30
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Active
RAZA, Uzma
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-10-18 · resigned 2018-05-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-31