AD ASTRA BARNSLEY CIC

🌳Matureactive
08617374 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-07-19
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-11
    ➖
    SMALES, Mark resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-09-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-09-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-11-01
    ➖
    BURTON, Linda resigned
    director
  20. 2013-07-24
    ➕
    SHARPE, Rachael appointed
    director
  21. 2013-07-24
    ➕
    BURTON, Linda appointed
    director
  22. 2013-07-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AD ASTRA BARNSLEY CIC
  23. 2013-07-19
    ➕
    COOPER, Tina Michelle appointed
    director
  24. 2013-07-19
    ➕
    SMALES, Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 13 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Tina Michelle Cooper
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/07/2016
Mrs Rachael Sharpe
Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Smalesceased 11/03/2026· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

18 Rockingham Street
West View
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S71 1JR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

COOPER, Tina Michelle→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARPE, Rachael→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-07-24
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Active
BURTON, Linda→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-07-24 · resigned 2015-11-01
Resigned
SMALES, Mark→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-07-19 · resigned 2026-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-23