5 STAR FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12306320 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-08
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (86/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 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

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-11-302024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees200200

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-01-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-06-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-06-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-04-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-11-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-11-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-11-07
    PAYNE, Alexander Mark resigned
    director
  14. 2022-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-11-13
    PAYNE, Alexander Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2019-11-13
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2019-11-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2019-11-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5 STAR FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD
  23. 2019-11-08
    PAYNE, Charlotte Emma 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

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
Miss Charlotte Emma Payne
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/11/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alexander Mark Payneceased 07/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2019-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Care Of Nw Accounts Limited 17 Leafield Road
Disley
Stockport
Cheshire
SK12 2JF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PAYNE, Charlotte Emma
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-11-08
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Active
PAYNE, Alexander Mark
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-11-13 · resigned 2022-11-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-08