STAR IN TAIN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC302964 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2026-03-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-09-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-08-26
    ➕
    IRSHAD, Ayaz appointed
    director
  8. 2024-08-26
    ➖
    PARSONS, William Henry resigned
    director
  9. 2024-06-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-12-01
    ➖
    DALE, Christopher John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-12-01
    ➖
    DALE, Christopher John resigned
    director
  20. 2006-05-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STAR IN TAIN LIMITED
  21. 2006-05-25
    ➕
    PARSONS, Hugh appointed
    director
  22. 2006-05-25
    ➕
    DALE, Christopher John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-05-25
    ➕
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-05-25
    ➖
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-05-25
    ➕
    DALE, Christopher John appointed
    director
  26. 2006-05-25
    ➕
    PARSONS, William Henry appointed
    director
  27. 2006-05-25
    ➕
    INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-05-25
    ➖
    INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hugh Anthony Parsons
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr William Henry Parsonsceased 20/03/2026· 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-05-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

The Tassie The Tassie
Muasdale
Tarbert
Argyll
PA29 6XD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

IRSHAD, Ayaz→
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARSONS, Hugh→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALE, Christopher John→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-25 · resigned 2015-12-01
Resigned
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-25 · resigned 2006-05-25
Resigned
DALE, Christopher John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-05-25 · resigned 2015-12-01
Resigned
PARSONS, William Henry→
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-05-25 · resigned 2024-08-26
Resigned
INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-25 · resigned 2006-05-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-03-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15