ASTELL SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00487717 · ltd · incorporated 1950-10-27

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£2.24M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 9 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: family or management succession (50/100).

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Refinance opportunity

15 live charges · 9 lenders · oldest 49.4y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 49.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 9 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

155 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,241,940

Cash YoY

-13%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£992k

↓ 13% YoY

Net Worth

£2.2m

↑ 13% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Cash	£992.0k	£1.14M
Net assets	£2.24M	£1.99M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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

filings

• 3 mortgage

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 mortgage
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand

2026-06-30
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mortgage · MR04
2026-06-30
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mortgage · MR04
2026-06-30
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mortgage · MR04
2026-06-30
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Charge satisfied #15
2026-06-30
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Charge satisfied #14
2026-06-30
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Charge satisfied #11
2026-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
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officers · AP01
2026-01-09
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PENNOCK, George William appointed
director
2025-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-19
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officers · TM01
2018-03-16
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THOMAS, David Robert resigned
director
2018-01-25
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officers · AP01
2018-01-17
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PENNOCK, Jane appointed
director
2012-11-03
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Charge satisfied #12
2012-11-03
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Charge satisfied #9
2011-05-03
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PENNOCK, Emily appointed
secretary
2011-02-28
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SUTCLIFFE, Christine resigned
secretary
2008-11-03
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SUTCLIFFE, Barry resigned
director
2005-02-28
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Charge satisfied #6
2005-02-28
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Charge satisfied #5
2005-02-28
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Charge satisfied #4
2003-01-31
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Charge registered #15
Lender: David Roderick Michael Pennock
2001-08-20
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THOMAS, David Robert appointed
director
2000-06-30
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FAZZANI, Keith resigned
director
1999-12-01
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SCARR, Graham appointed
director
1999-11-28
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HOLMES, Michael John resigned
director
1999-02-11
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Charge registered #14
Lender: David Roderick Michael Pennock
1999-01-27
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1998-07-02
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Charge satisfied #10
1998-07-02
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Charge satisfied #3
1998-07-02
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Charge satisfied #1
1996-07-01
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SUTCLIFFE, Christine appointed
secretary
1996-06-30
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FAZZANI, Brenda Mary resigned
secretary
1994-12-08
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Griffin Factors Limited
1993-06-04
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Charge satisfied #8
1993-06-04
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Charge satisfied #7
1993-02-05
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1992-03-20
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Standard Chartered Bank
1990-12-11
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Charge registered #9
Lender: The Stockholders for the Time Being
1989-08-11
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Standard Chartered Bank
1988-12-07
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Standard Chartered Bank

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PENNOCK, George William (same surname) appointed 2026-01-09. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Astell Scientific (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Astell Scientific (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ASTELL SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

This company · 00487717

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Astell Scientific (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1950-10-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

19-21 Powerscroft Road

Sidcup

Kent

DA14 5DT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-11

Last: 2025-11-27