ASTARA NEDERLAND LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06529826 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-11
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£653.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £653,257
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£653k
Current Assets
£1.6m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £614.1k |
| Current assets | £1.60M |
| Net assets | £653.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2024-08-20📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2024-06-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-01-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-06-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-05-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-11-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2008-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ASTARA NEDERLAND LIMITED
- 2008-03-11➕SCHREUDER - VAN DIJK, Brigit Yvonne Peter Antoon appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-11➕SCHREUDER, Raphael Hubertus Antoinette appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)
Group structure
Klariel Bv is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Klariel Bv
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ASTARA NEDERLAND LIMITED
This company · 06529826
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Klariel Bv Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 11/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
7 Bell Yard
London
WC2A 2JR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SCHREUDER - VAN DIJK, Brigit Yvonne Peter Antoon→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-03-11
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SCHREUDER, Raphael Hubertus Antoinette→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-03-11
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2025-02-25
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-08-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16