5 STAR PEST CONTROL (IW) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11238734 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£41.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Disinfecting and exterminating services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £41,507
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£31k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Net Worth
£42k
↑ 113% YoY
Current Assets
£70k
↑ 123% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £90.0k | £19.5k |
| Current assets | £70.0k | £31.4k |
| Cash | £30.7k | £30.0k |
| Debtors | £39.3k | £1.4k |
| Net assets | £41.5k | £19.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-17➕GRIFFITHS, Lee Richard appointedsecretary
- 2025-04-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-04-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-02-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-02-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-31➕MCQUIN, Alec Richard appointeddirector
- 2025-01-31➕TURNER, Christopher David appointeddirector
- 2025-01-31➖FRENCH, David John resigneddirector
- 2025-01-31➖FRENCH, Linda Mary resigneddirector
- 2025-01-31➖POVEY, Adam Philip resigneddirector
- 2024-06-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-09➕POVEY, Adam Philip appointeddirector
- 2023-10-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 5 STAR PEST CONTROL (IW) LTD
- 2018-03-07➕FRENCH, David John appointeddirector
- 2018-03-07➕FRENCH, Linda Mary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Quintur Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Quintur Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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5 STAR PEST CONTROL (IW) LTD
This company · 11238734
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Quintur Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/01/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David John Frenchceased 31/01/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mrs Linda Mary Frenchceased 31/01/2025· 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81291 — Disinfecting and exterminating services
Registered office
Rossland House Headlands Business Park
Salisbury Road
Ringwood
Hampshire
BH24 3PB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-19
Last: 2026-06-05
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
GRIFFITHS, Lee Richard→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCQUIN, Alec Richard→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2025-01-31
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TURNER, Christopher David→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-01-31
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FRENCH, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-03-07 · resigned 2025-01-31
FRENCH, Linda Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2018-03-07 · resigned 2025-01-31
POVEY, Adam Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-10-09 · resigned 2025-01-31
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16