13 STAR CITY RETAIL LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15055531 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-07
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 13 STAR CITY RETAIL LIMITED
  5. 2023-08-07
    AKHTAR, Hassan appointed
    director
  6. 2023-08-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
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
Hassan Akhtar
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/08/2023

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
Incorporated2023-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

37 Whitmore Road
Birmingham
B10 0NR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AKHTAR, Hassan
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-08-07
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Recent filings (6 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-07