ASTRO 1 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05120450 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-06
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Mar 2025
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 67). 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 19.0y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 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
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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  2. 2024-12-19
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  3. 2024-12-06
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    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2024-12-06
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    Charge satisfied #2
  5. 2024-11-28
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    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2024-11-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Dooa Foundation
  7. 2023-12-30
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  8. 2022-06-20
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  9. 2022-03-31
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  10. 2021-04-30
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  11. 2019-12-31
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  12. 2018-12-31
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  13. 2018-02-08
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  14. 2016-12-31
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  15. 2016-10-06
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  16. 2016-10-06
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  17. 2016-10-06
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  18. 2016-10-05
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    DHAND, Davinder Kaur appointed
    secretary
  19. 2016-10-05
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    DHAND, Parmeet Kaur Dhand resigned
    secretary
  20. 2016-10-05
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    DHAND, Parmeet Kaur Dhand resigned
    director
  21. 2016-08-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2016-08-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 2011-04-01
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    DHAND, Harpreet appointed
    director
  24. 2010-02-05
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    DHALIWAL, Gamdoor Singh resigned
    director
  25. 2007-08-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: London Scottish Bank PLC
  26. 2005-02-08
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    DHAND, Davinder Kaur appointed
    director
  27. 2004-05-11
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    DHAND, Parmeet Kaur Dhand appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-05-11
    ➕
    DHALIWAL, Gamdoor Singh appointed
    director
  29. 2004-05-11
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    DHAND, Parmeet Kaur Dhand appointed
    director
  30. 2004-05-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ASTRO 1 LIMITED
  31. 2004-05-06
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    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2004-05-06
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    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2004-05-06
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    QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2004-05-06
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    QA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Davinder Kaur Dhand
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Club House -
Breakspear Road
Ruislip
Middlesex
HA4 7SB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

DHAND, Davinder Kaur→
secretary · appointed 2016-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DHAND, Davinder Kaur→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-02-08
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Active
DHAND, Harpreet→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-04-01
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Active
DHAND, Parmeet Kaur Dhand→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-11 · resigned 2016-10-05
Resigned
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-06 · resigned 2004-05-06
Resigned
DHALIWAL, Gamdoor Singh→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-05-11 · resigned 2010-02-05
Resigned
DHAND, Parmeet Kaur Dhand→
director · ~43y · appointed 2004-05-11 · resigned 2016-10-05
Resigned
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-06 · resigned 2004-05-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Dooa Foundation
A registered charge—27/11/2024—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—04/08/201606/12/2024
satisfied
London Scottish Bank
London Scottish Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property07/08/200724/08/2016
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Recent filings (72 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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mortgage · MR04
2024-12-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-10