5STAR VANS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12234264 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-30
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-30.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81210General cleaning of buildings
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £30,643
Cash YoY
+41%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£273
↑ 41% YoY
Net Worth
-£31k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£31k-£24k-£18k-£12k-£6k£273Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-24.5k£-13.3k
Cash£273£193
Net assets£-30.6k£-21.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
    TOMA, Catalin Gheorghe appointed
    director
  2. 2026-01-20
    CIOBAN, Mariana resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-01-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-01-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-17
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5STAR VANS LTD
  13. 2019-09-30
    TOMA, Catalin Gheorghe appointed
    secretary
  14. 2019-09-30
    CIOBAN, Mariana appointed
    director
  15. 2019-09-30
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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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Catalin Gheorghe Toma
Individual · Romanian · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
75100%
75-100% shares20/01/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Mariana Ciobanceased 20/01/2026· 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
Incorporated2019-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

26 Bessborough Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 3DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

TOMA, Catalin Gheorghe
secretary · appointed 2019-09-30
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Active
TOMA, Catalin Gheorghe
director · ~45y · appointed 2026-01-20
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Active
CIOBAN, Mariana
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-09-30 · resigned 2026-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-17