5 STAR DECKING LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14509294 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-28
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
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73120Media representation services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30

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
3
filings
  • 3 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2026-03-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-10-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-10-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2025-05-31
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2025-05-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-05-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2025-04-03
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  12. 2024-12-12
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2024-12-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2024-12-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-06-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-06-16
    WUERFEL, Dobsen appointed
    director
  18. 2023-05-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  19. 2022-11-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5 STAR DECKING LTD
  20. 2022-11-28
    WUERFEL, Hayley appointed
    secretary
  21. 2022-11-28
    WUERFEL, Hayley appointed
    director
  22. 2022-11-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-10-10: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Hayley Wuerfel
Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/11/2022

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
Incorporated2022-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

26 Forest View Road
East Grinstead
West Sussex
RH19 4AR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WUERFEL, Hayley
secretary · appointed 2022-11-28
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Active
WUERFEL, Dobsen
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-06-16
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Active
WUERFEL, Hayley
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-11-28
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Active

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Recent filings (21 total)

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-20
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-04-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-12