ASTROPOL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02902249 · ltd · incorporated 1994-02-24

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£2.51M

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 20160

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 32.0y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 32.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 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

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

105 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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 £2,512,998

Cash YoY

+124%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£566k

↑ 124% YoY

Net Worth

£2.5m

↑ 20% YoY

Current Assets

£3.4m

↑ 29% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£2.75M	£2.38M
Current assets	£3.35M	£2.60M
Cash	£565.5k	£252.3k
Debtors	£1.83M	£1.49M
Net assets	£2.51M	£2.10M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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2026-03-11
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2026-03-10
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officers · CH01
2025-06-03
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officers · AP01
2025-05-30
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ELLIOTT, Scott David appointed
director
2025-05-30
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LEAVITT, Leslie appointed
director
2025-05-30
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officers · CH01
2025-05-28
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CHARNOCK, Michael Robert appointed
director
2025-05-28
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ELLIOTT, Scott David appointed
director
2025-05-28
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ELLIOTT, Scott David resigned
director
2025-05-28
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2025-04-03
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2024-09-19
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2023-06-28
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Investec Asset Finance PLC
2022-10-11
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Investec Asset Finance PLC
2022-09-21
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accounts · AA
2021-09-24
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accounts · AA
2020-04-21
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2019-08-05
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Charge satisfied #4
2019-08-05
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-05-12
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2008-04-02
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WRIGHT, Samantha Claire appointed
secretary
2008-04-02
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GOTHERIDGE, Patricia resigned
secretary
2008-04-02
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GOTHERIDGE, Patricia resigned
director
2008-04-02
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HUGHES, Brian resigned
director
2008-04-02
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2006-01-12
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WRIGHT, Christopher James, Dr appointed
director
2000-07-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1996-02-15
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FRENCH, Brian Thomas Bidgway resigned
director
1994-07-01
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1994-02-24
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Company incorporated
As ASTROPOL LIMITED
1994-02-24
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GOTHERIDGE, Patricia appointed
secretary
1994-02-24
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CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-02-24
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CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-02-24
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FRENCH, Brian Thomas Bidgway appointed
director
1994-02-24
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GOTHERIDGE, Patricia appointed
director
1994-02-24
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HUGHES, Brian appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Astropol Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Astropol Holding Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ASTROPOL LIMITED

This company · 02902249

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
Astropol Holding 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

Incorporated1994-02-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC20160 — SIC 20160

Registered office

Unit 11 Wetheral Close

Hindley Industrial Estate

Hindley Green Wigan

Lancashire

WN2 4HS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-10

Last: 2026-02-24