ASTROSYN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01188550 · ltd · incorporated 1974-10-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 43.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
154 filings on record
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Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
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| Average employees | 900 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-10➕GOULD, Helen Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-05-10➖MELDER, David Joseph resigneddirector
- 2024-05-10➖MELDER, Kim Lorraine resigneddirector
- 2024-05-10🔒Charge registered #10Lender: David Joseph Melder
- 2024-05-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-01🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-01➕HART-BOWGEN, Amanda appointeddirector
- 2021-11-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-16🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2021-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-06➕MELDER, Kim Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2019-08-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-10➖HUNT, Simon Paul resigneddirector
- 2013-10-04🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2011-01-04🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2010-12-30➖TURNER, Diane Joan resignedsecretary
- 2010-12-30➖PRINGLE, Caroline Dorothy Patricia resigneddirector
- 2010-12-30➖PRINGLE, John Stephen resigneddirector
- 2010-12-30➖TURNER, Diane Joan resigneddirector
- 2010-12-30🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2010-12-30🔒Charge registered #8Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2010-12-30🔒Charge registered #7Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2009-09-01➕PRINGLE, Caroline Dorothy Patricia appointeddirector
- 2005-11-15➖AHMEDZAI, Marion Patricia Rose resigneddirector
- 2005-11-15➕MELDER, David Joseph appointeddirector
- 2004-12-31➖RAMAGE, James Cumming, Dr resigneddirector
- 1998-11-26🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 1998-06-20🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 1998-04-22🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1998-01-21🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1997-11-25➖MELVILLE, Valerie June resignedsecretary
- 1997-11-25➕TURNER, Diane Joan appointedsecretary
- 1997-11-25➕AHMEDZAI, Marion Patricia Rose appointeddirector
- 1997-11-25➕HUNT, Simon Paul appointeddirector
- 1997-11-25➖MELVILLE, John Mortimer resigneddirector
- 1997-11-25➖MELVILLE, Valerie June resigneddirector
- 1997-11-25➕PRINGLE, John Stephen appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Astrosyn Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Astrosyn Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ASTROSYN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
This company · 01188550
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 |
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Astrosyn Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1974-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140
Registered office
The Old Courthouse
New Road Avenue
Chatham
Kent
ME4 6BE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)
GOULD, Helen Jane→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HART-BOWGEN, Amanda→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MELVILLE, Valerie June→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-11-25
TURNER, Diane Joan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-11-25 · resigned 2010-12-30
AHMEDZAI, Marion Patricia Rose→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1997-11-25 · resigned 2005-11-15
HUNT, Simon Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1997-11-25 · resigned 2018-10-10
MELDER, David Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2005-11-15 · resigned 2024-05-10
MELDER, Kim Lorraine→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2019-08-06 · resigned 2024-05-10
MELVILLE, John Mortimer→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 1997-11-25
MELVILLE, Valerie June→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 1997-11-25
PRINGLE, Caroline Dorothy Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-09-01 · resigned 2010-12-30
PRINGLE, John Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1997-11-25 · resigned 2010-12-30
RAMAGE, James Cumming, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1997-11-25 · resigned 2004-12-31
TURNER, Diane Joan→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1997-11-25 · resigned 2010-12-30
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | David Joseph Melder / Kim Lorraine Melder | A registered charge | 4 properties | 10/05/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 30/12/2010 | 04/10/2013 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/12/2010 | 16/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/12/2010 | 01/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 22/04/1998 | 04/01/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 1 property | 25/11/1997 | 26/11/1998 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 25/11/1997 | 20/06/1998 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 17/06/1987 | 21/01/1998 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 10/10/1984 | 31/01/1995 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 17/01/1983 | 31/01/1995 |
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Recent filings (154 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22