ASTRO EVENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07366076 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-06
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32300
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees100100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-08
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    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-13
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-19
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-15
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-09-14
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-05-24
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    address · AD01
  16. 2016-05-20
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    BRIERLEY, John Walker appointed
    director
  17. 2016-05-20
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    EDWARDS, Zofia Anna Aleksandra resigned
    director
  18. 2014-08-31
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    BRIERLEY, John Walker resigned
    director
  19. 2012-01-03
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    BRIERLEY, John Walker appointed
    director
  20. 2010-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ASTRO EVENTS LTD
  21. 2010-09-06
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Zofia Anna Aleksandra appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Walker Brierley
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32300 — SIC 32300

Registered office

Unit 3 Clay Hall Clacton Road
Wix
Manningtree
CO11 2RU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BRIERLEY, John Walker→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-05-20
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Active
BRIERLEY, John Walker→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-01-03 · resigned 2014-08-31
Resigned
EDWARDS, Zofia Anna Aleksandra→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-09-06 · resigned 2016-05-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-12