ASTROMEZZ LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03415576 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-06
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 23.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43290Other construction installation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 800 | 800 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-09-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-09📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-09-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-08-09➖CHADWICK, Nicola Jane resigneddirector
- 2011-08-09➖KENNEDY, Hannah Bonnie resigneddirector
- 2008-05-01➕CHADWICK, Nicola Jane appointeddirector
- 2008-05-01➕KENNEDY, Hannah Bonnie appointeddirector
- 2003-01-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1997-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ASTROMEZZ LIMITED
- 1997-08-06➕CHADWICK, Benjamin John appointedsecretary
- 1997-08-06➕CHADWICK, Benjamin John appointeddirector
- 1997-08-06➕KENNEDY, Stephen Mark appointeddirector
- 1997-08-06➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-08-06➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-08-06➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-08-06➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Mark Kennedy Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Benjamin John Chadwick Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
Epsilon House The Square
Gloucester Business Park
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL3 4AD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
CHADWICK, Benjamin John→
Activesecretary · appointed 1997-08-06
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CHADWICK, Benjamin John→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 1997-08-06
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KENNEDY, Stephen Mark→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 1997-08-06
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-06 · resigned 1997-08-06
CHADWICK, Nicola Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2011-08-09
KENNEDY, Hannah Bonnie→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2011-08-09
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-08-06 · resigned 1997-08-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/01/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (96 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-09
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-09-09
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06