STARCOLLECTOR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC433750 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-01
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-40.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £40,372

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£40k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£40k-£40k-£40k-£40k-£40k-£40kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-40.4k£-40.3k
Net assets£-40.4k£-40.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-22
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  3. 2023-09-23
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-23
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2021-12-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-01-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2020-08-25
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    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2020-06-26
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  12. 2019-06-30
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  13. 2018-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2017-12-19
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    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2017-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As STARCOLLECTOR LIMITED
  18. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    UCINYK, Aleksandra appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    LLOYD, Robin Gareth appointed
    director
  20. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    UCINYK, Aleksandra Maria appointed
    director

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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robin Gareth Lloyd
Individual · Australian · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

24 Beresford Terrace
Ayr
KA7 2EG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

UCINYK, Aleksandra→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-01
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Active
LLOYD, Robin Gareth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-10-01
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Active
UCINYK, Aleksandra Maria→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-10-01
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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-01-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-17