ASTRIA PAYROLL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04568025 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-21

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

29 officers (11 active, 29 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

138 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

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	2024-09-30
Average employees	900

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

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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 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2025-06-30
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TUTIN, Paul Frederick appointed
secretary
2024-10-01
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BRADSHAW, Mark Philip John appointed
director
2024-10-01
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DAY, Jonathan appointed
director
2024-10-01
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HALSTEAD, Benjamin appointed
director
2024-10-01
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LEE, Robin Charles appointed
director
2024-10-01
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LORD, Linda Jane appointed
director
2024-10-01
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MANDERFIELD, Andrew Robert appointed
director
2024-10-01
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TUTIN, Paul Frederick appointed
director
2024-10-01
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CANN, Marie resigned
director
2024-10-01
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DYMOND, Justin Leigh resigned
director
2024-10-01
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TRURAN, Martin Jameson resigned
director
2022-12-07
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MELKSHAM, Camilla Polly resigned
director
2022-12-07
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MELKSHAM, Matthew Peter resigned
director
2020-10-01
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MELKSHAM, Camilla Polly appointed
director
2020-10-01
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MELKSHAM, Matthew Peter appointed
director
2020-09-30
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CARNE, Penelope Muriel resigned
secretary
2020-09-30
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CARNE, Penelope Muriel resigned
director
2020-09-30
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CARNE, Roger Percy resigned
director
2017-04-06
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CANN, Marie appointed
director
2017-04-06
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CARNE, Penelope Muriel appointed
director
2017-04-06
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DYMOND, Justin Leigh appointed
director
2017-04-06
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TRURAN, Martin Jameson appointed
director
2015-06-19
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CANN, Shane Steven appointed
director
2015-06-19
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DYMOND, Catherine appointed
director
2015-06-19
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CARNE, Penelope Muriel appointed
secretary
2015-06-19
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CARNE, Roger Percy resigned
secretary
2015-06-19
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CARNE, Penelope Muriel resigned
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
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

Sms Corporate Partner Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Sms Corporate Partner Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control

significant stake

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ASTRIA PAYROLL LIMITED

This company · 04568025

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Sms Corporate Partner Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	01/10/2024
Mr Shane Steven Cann Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/10/2024

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Sanjana Truranceased 01/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Shane Steven Cannceased 01/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Catherine Dymondceased 01/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2002-10-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Tower House

Lucy Tower Street

Lincoln

LN1 1XW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-17

Last: 2026-03-03