A STAR TAXIS (CREWE) LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14371959 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-22➕TENCH, Stephen Graham appointeddirector
- 2024-08-22➖TENCH, Shane Ashley resigneddirector
- 2024-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs A STAR TAXIS (CREWE) LIMITED
- 2022-09-23➕PHILLIPS, Lewis Carl appointeddirector
- 2022-09-23➕TENCH, Shane Ashley appointeddirector
- 2022-09-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Stephen Graham Tench Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 22/08/2024 |
Mr Lewis Carl Phillips Individual · British · DOB 04/1999 · age 27 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/09/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Shane Ashley Tenchceased 22/08/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
Arties Yard
Brierley Street
Crewe
CW1 2AY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
PHILLIPS, Lewis Carl→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2022-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TENCH, Stephen Graham→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TENCH, Shane Ashley→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2022-09-23 · resigned 2024-08-22
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Recent filings (12 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-23