ASTAR ARTES RECORDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06796941 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 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
75
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £46.5k |
| Current assets | — | £205.5k |
| Cash | — | £184.6k |
| Debtors | — | £20.9k |
| Net assets | — | £46.5k |
| Average employees | 200 | — |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-05➕HOLLIS, John appointeddirector
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-20➕OYAGA DE HOLLIS, Euridice appointeddirector
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-01➕HOLLIS, Oriana Melissa appointeddirector
- 2021-01-01➖HOLLIS, John resigneddirector
- 2020-03-22➖STEVENSON, Thomas Pirrie resigneddirector
- 2020-03-06➕HOLLIS, John appointeddirector
- 2009-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ASTAR ARTES RECORDINGS LIMITED
- 2009-01-21➕STEVENSON, Thomas Pirrie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Hollis Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/12/2025 |
Mrs Euridice Oyaga De Hollis Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/12/2025 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Oriana Melissa Hollisceased 01/12/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Euridice Oyaga De Hollisceased 01/01/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr John Hollisceased 01/01/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr Thomas Pirrie Stevensonceased 21/03/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities
Registered office
Dattins
Harbertonford
Totnes
TQ9 7ST
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
HOLLIS, John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOLLIS, Oriana Melissa→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2021-01-01
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OYAGA DE HOLLIS, Euridice→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-01-20
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HOLLIS, John→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-03-06 · resigned 2021-01-01
STEVENSON, Thomas Pirrie→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-01-21 · resigned 2020-03-22
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Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24