4 STAR PRIVATE LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15137591 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-13
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56301Licenced clubs
  • 56302Public houses and bars
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,861

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£1.9k
Current assets£7.6k
Cash£4.6k
Net assets£1.9k

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

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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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2023-09-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4 STAR PRIVATE LIMITED
  4. 2023-09-13
    ANTONY, Babu Thottungal appointed
    director
  5. 2023-09-13
    ANTONY, Benny appointed
    director
  6. 2023-09-13
    KANDATHIL JACOB, Viju appointed
    director
  7. 2023-09-13
    XAVIER, Shibu appointed
    director
  8. 2023-09-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

53/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Viju Kandathil Jacob
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
sig. influencesignificant influence13/09/2023

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
Incorporated2023-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

14 & 15 Southernhay West
Exeter
EX1 1PL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

ANTONY, Babu Thottungal
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-09-13
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Active
ANTONY, Benny
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-09-13
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Active
KANDATHIL JACOB, Viju
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-09-13
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Active
XAVIER, Shibu
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-09-13
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-13