22 STARS LTD

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11644362 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-26
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
£17.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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 (77/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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 £17,530
Cash YoY
+41%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↑ 41% YoY
Net Worth
£18k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£17.5k£13.3k
Current assets—£14.3k
Cash£20.1k£14.3k
Net assets£17.5k£13.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
    ➕
    LIMITED, Wincham Accountants appointed
    secretary
  2. 2026-06-02
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2026-06-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-04-28
    ➖
    BARDOTTI, Stefania resigned
    director
  5. 2026-04-28
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2026-04-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-02-25
    ➖
    PODESTA, Paul Antonio resigned
    director
  8. 2026-02-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-05-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-02-28
    ➕
    PODESTA, Benedict appointed
    director
  17. 2020-02-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-02-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2020-02-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-02-24
    ➕
    BARDOTTI, Stefania appointed
    director
  21. 2020-02-24
    ➖
    PODESTA, Benedict Antonio Loraine resigned
    director
  22. 2020-02-24
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2020-02-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2020-02-24
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  25. 2019-03-27
    ➕
    PODESTA, Paul Antonio appointed
    director
  26. 2019-03-20
    ➖
    PODESTA, Benedict Antonio Loraine resigned
    secretary
  27. 2019-01-01
    ➖
    BARDOTTI, Stefania resigned
    director
  28. 2018-11-16
    ➕
    PODESTA, Benedict Antonio Loraine appointed
    director
  29. 2018-10-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 22 STARS LTD
  30. 2018-10-26
    ➕
    PODESTA, Benedict Antonio Loraine appointed
    secretary
  31. 2018-10-26
    ➕
    BARDOTTI, Stefania 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 ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BARDOTTI, Stefania resigned 2026-04-28; PODESTA, Paul Antonio resigned 2026-02-25

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Stefania Bardotti
Individual · Italian · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares24/02/2020
Mr Benedict Antonio Loraine Podesta
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
——board controlboard control · firm interest28/04/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Benedict Antonio Loraine Podestaceased 24/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Stefania Bardotticeased 01/01/2019· 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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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

Wincham House
Greenfield Farm Industrial Estate
Congleton
CW12 4TR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

LIMITED, Wincham Accountants→
secretary · appointed 2026-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PODESTA, Benedict→
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PODESTA, Benedict Antonio Loraine→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-26 · resigned 2019-03-20
Resigned
BARDOTTI, Stefania→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-02-24 · resigned 2026-04-28
Resigned
BARDOTTI, Stefania→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-10-26 · resigned 2019-01-01
Resigned
PODESTA, Benedict Antonio Loraine→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-11-16 · resigned 2020-02-24
Resigned
PODESTA, Paul Antonio→
director · ~84y · appointed 2019-03-27 · resigned 2026-02-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26