ASTRUM-IP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05320080 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-23

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

£3.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,101

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£3k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£3k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£3.1k	£3.1k
Current assets	£3.1k	£3.1k
Net assets	£3.1k	£3.1k

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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-10-18
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VIGARS, Christopher Ian resigned
director
2018-10-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-09-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-24
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-03-31
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DUNCAN, Margaret Reid resigned
secretary
2013-03-31
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VIGARS, Christopher Ian appointed
director
2004-12-23
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Company incorporated
As ASTRUM-IP LIMITED
2004-12-23
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WHITFIELD, Gillian Janette, Dr appointed
director
2004-12-23
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DUNCAN, Margaret Reid appointed
secretary
2004-12-23
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HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
nominee-secretary
2004-12-23
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HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
nominee-secretary
2004-12-23
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BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-12-23
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BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Gillian Janette Whitfield Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest	23/12/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Christopher Ian Vigarsceased 18/10/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest

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

Incorporated2004-12-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

Merlin House Priory Drive

Langstone

Newport

NP18 2HJ

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-27

Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WHITFIELD, Gillian Janette, Dr→

director · ~56y · appointed 2004-12-23

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Active

DUNCAN, Margaret Reid→

secretary · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2013-03-31

Resigned

HARRISON, Irene Lesley→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2004-12-23

Resigned

VIGARS, Christopher Ian→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-03-31 · resigned 2018-10-18

Resigned

BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2004-12-23

Resigned

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