ASTRAL DYNAMICS CYF

💤Zombieactive
07726862 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-02
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£8.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,889
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,280 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£222
↓ 96% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£7k£11k£15k£18kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£18.2k
Current assets£222£6.0k
Net assets£8.9k£18.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-14
    POPOOLA, Olajide Fatai resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-23
    POPOOLA, Olajide Fatai appointed
    director
  4. 2025-09-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-08-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-07-24
    AGARWAL, Shikhar resigned
    director
  7. 2025-07-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-03-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-03-20
    AGARWAL, Shikhar appointed
    director
  13. 2022-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-08-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-12-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-11-25
    ROGERS, Gavin resigned
    director
  19. 2019-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-05-08
    ROGERS, Gavin appointed
    director
  21. 2019-05-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-05-07
    HOPLEY, Susan Rose resigned
    director
  23. 2019-05-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2018-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2015-09-25
    HOPLEY, Susan Rose appointed
    director
  26. 2015-09-11
    BOND, Stuart John resigned
    director
  27. 2015-09-11
    SEARELL, Dyfan Rhys resigned
    director
  28. 2015-02-23
    SEARELL, Dyfan Rhys appointed
    director
  29. 2015-01-21
    BOND, Stuart John appointed
    director
  30. 2011-08-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASTRAL DYNAMICS CYF
  31. 2011-08-02
    KURMOS, Liam, Mr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: AGARWAL, Shikhar resigned 2025-07-24; POPOOLA, Olajide Fatai resigned 2026-03-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Liam Kurmos
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-08-02
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Festri Cefn Y Waen
Deiniolen
Caernarfon
Gwynedd
LL55 3NB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

KURMOS, Liam, Mr.
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AGARWAL, Shikhar
director · ~29y · appointed 2023-03-20 · resigned 2025-07-24
Resigned
BOND, Stuart John
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-01-21 · resigned 2015-09-11
Resigned
HOPLEY, Susan Rose
director · ~78y · appointed 2015-09-25 · resigned 2019-05-07
Resigned
POPOOLA, Olajide Fatai
director · ~28y · appointed 2025-09-23 · resigned 2026-03-14
Resigned
ROGERS, Gavin
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-05-08 · resigned 2019-11-25
Resigned
SEARELL, Dyfan Rhys
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-02-23 · resigned 2015-09-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28