ASTRIX INTEGRATED SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04342165 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-18
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-62.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £62,706
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£63k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 6.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£63k-£44k-£25k-£6k£13k£31kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£35.7k£32.9k
Current assets£29.4k£31.5k
Net assets£-62.7k£-46.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-23
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  3. 2026-03-23
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-23
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    officers · CH03
  5. 2025-10-15
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  6. 2024-12-16
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  7. 2023-08-17
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  8. 2022-12-07
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  9. 2021-09-24
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  10. 2020-05-20
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  11. 2019-12-10
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  12. 2018-11-26
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  13. 2007-08-31
    ➕
    THOMAS, Lucie Ellen appointed
    secretary
  14. 2007-08-31
    ➖
    BURNS, Robert Mark resigned
    secretary
  15. 2007-08-31
    ➖
    BURNS, Robert Mark resigned
    director
  16. 2006-01-01
    ➖
    BEBB, Robert resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-01-01
    ➕
    BURNS, Robert Mark appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-01-01
    ➖
    BEBB, Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2002-03-20
    ➕
    BURNS, Robert Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2001-12-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASTRIX INTEGRATED SYSTEMS LIMITED
  21. 2001-12-18
    ➕
    THOMAS, Mostyn Richard appointed
    director
  22. 2001-12-18
    ➕
    BEBB, Robert appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-12-18
    ➕
    DAVIES, Margaret Michelle appointed
    nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-12-18
    ➖
    DAVIES, Margaret Michelle resigned
    nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-12-18
    ➕
    BEBB, Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2001-12-18
    ➕
    PIKE, Pamela appointed
    nominee-director
  27. 2001-12-18
    ➖
    PIKE, Pamela resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mostyn Richard Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Office G7 Venture House
Navigation Park
Abercynon
Rct
CF45 4SN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

THOMAS, Lucie Ellen→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Mostyn Richard→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEBB, Robert→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2006-01-01
Resigned
BURNS, Robert Mark→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-01 · resigned 2007-08-31
Resigned
DAVIES, Margaret Michelle→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2001-12-18
Resigned
BEBB, Robert→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2006-01-01
Resigned
BURNS, Robert Mark→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-03-20 · resigned 2007-08-31
Resigned
PIKE, Pamela→
nominee-director · ~77y · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2001-12-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31