ASTREA BIOSEPARATIONS LTD.
💤Zombieactive
02149359 · ltd · incorporated 1987-07-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
146 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-01-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-14➖BURTON, Steven James resigneddirector
- 2025-03-11➕TASKER, Anna Charlotte appointeddirector
- 2025-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-02-06✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2019-12-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-12-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-11-25➖SARTORE, Patrick, Mr. resignedsecretary
- 2019-11-25➕BURTON, Steven James appointeddirector
- 2019-11-25➖PRITCHARD, Bruce Philip, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2019-11-25➖SARTORE, Patrick, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2019-08-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-12-19➖LAURIN, Pierre, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2018-12-19➕PRITCHARD, Bruce Philip, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2018-12-19➕SARTORE, Patrick, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2015-12-15➖PRITCHARD, Bruce Philip resignedsecretary
- 2015-12-15➕SARTORE, Patrick, Mr. appointedsecretary
- 2014-01-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2007-01-24➖LAFLAMME, Michelle resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-24➕PRITCHARD, Bruce Philip appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-24➖BURTON, Steven James, Dr resigneddirector
- 2000-05-24➖GIBSON, Barry Hope resigneddirector
- 2000-05-24➖PERRAULT, Roger resigneddirector
- 2000-03-13➖JONES, Kenneth resignedsecretary
- 2000-03-13➕LAFLAMME, Michelle appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-13➕LAURIN, Pierre, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2000-03-13➕PERRAULT, Roger appointeddirector
- 2000-03-03➕BURTON, Steven James, Dr appointeddirector
- 1999-01-14➖JONES, Kenneth resigneddirector
- 1999-01-13➕GIBSON, Barry Hope appointeddirector
- 1999-01-13➖JONES, Elizabeth Ann resigneddirector
- 1987-07-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ASTREA BIOSEPARATIONS LTD.
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Kkr Europe Vi Aggregator Holdings Iii Lp holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Kkr Europe Vi Aggregator Holdings Iii Lp
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ASTREA BIOSEPARATIONS LTD.
This company · 02149359
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Kkr Europe Vi Aggregator Holdings Iii Lp Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/07/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Astrea Group Holdings Company Limitedceased 11/07/2025· 75-100% shares
- Prometic Life Sciences Incceased 25/11/2019· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Unit 1a Barton Road
Comberton
Cambridge
CB23 7AJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)
TASKER, Anna Charlotte→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Kenneth→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-03-13
LAFLAMME, Michelle→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-03-13 · resigned 2007-01-24
PRITCHARD, Bruce Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-01-24 · resigned 2015-12-15
SARTORE, Patrick, Mr.→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-12-15 · resigned 2019-11-25
BURTON, Steven James→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-11-25 · resigned 2025-03-14
BURTON, Steven James, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2000-03-03 · resigned 2000-05-24
GIBSON, Barry Hope→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1999-01-13 · resigned 2000-05-24
JONES, Elizabeth Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1999-01-13
JONES, Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 1999-01-14
LAURIN, Pierre, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2000-03-13 · resigned 2018-12-19
PERRAULT, Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2000-03-13 · resigned 2000-05-24
PRITCHARD, Bruce Philip, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-12-19 · resigned 2019-11-25
SARTORE, Patrick, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2018-12-19 · resigned 2019-11-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/01/2014 | 06/08/2019 |
Recent filings (146 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-01-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-07