ASTEK LANDSCAPES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07776669 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-16
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£556.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
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
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £556,673
Cash YoY
+49%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£424k
↑ 49% YoY
Net Worth
£557k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£561k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £556.7k | £456.5k |
| Current assets | £560.9k | £418.6k |
| Cash | £423.8k | £284.9k |
| Debtors | £122.2k | £114.6k |
| Net assets | £556.7k | £456.5k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-12-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-14➕BARKER, John appointeddirector
- 2021-04-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-05➕KEAST, Tara Louise appointeddirector
- 2012-07-30➖KEAST, Colin John resigneddirector
- 2011-09-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ASTEK LANDSCAPES LIMITED
- 2011-09-16➕KEAST, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2011-09-16➕KEAST, Colin John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard John Keast Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
Beaver Lodge York Road
Stamford Bridge
York
YO41 1AH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BARKER, John→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-06-14
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KEAST, Richard John→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2011-09-16
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KEAST, Tara Louise→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2017-04-05
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KEAST, Colin John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2011-09-16 · resigned 2012-07-30
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Recent filings (42 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17