ASTHMATIC LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06570117 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-18
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26511
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
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
50 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-05-01➕BARI, Lubna appointedsecretary
- 2025-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-03📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2017-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-04-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2008-04-22➖ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-04-22➖ABERGAN REED LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2008-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ASTHMATIC LIMITED
- 2008-04-18➕BARI, Naseem appointedsecretary
- 2008-04-18➕BARI, Naseem appointeddirector
- 2008-04-18➕MACVICAR, John appointeddirector
- 2008-04-18➕ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-04-18➕ABERGAN REED LTD appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Naseem Bari Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26511 — SIC 26511
Registered office
Dove Bank Farm Dove Bank Road
Little Lever
Bolton
BL3 1DH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
BARI, Naseem→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2008-04-18
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MACVICAR, John→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2008-04-18
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ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-18 · resigned 2008-04-22
ABERGAN REED LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-04-18 · resigned 2008-04-22
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Recent filings (50 total)
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-28