ASTER ACADEMIES TRUST
🌳Matureactive
08882585 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-02-07
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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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
44 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.
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 | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-01➕BENN, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2026-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-09-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-09-01➕FOWLER-STEVENS, Dawn Marie appointedsecretary
- 2025-09-01➖BETTERIDGE, David Allen resignedsecretary
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-11➖STRANGE, Richard Andrew resigneddirector
- 2018-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-02-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-02-01➕BETTERIDGE, David Allen appointedsecretary
- 2018-02-01➖SMITH, Douglas Eric resignedsecretary
- 2016-08-08➕STRANGE, Richard Andrew appointeddirector
- 2015-11-18➕FOWLER-STEVENS, Dawn Marie appointeddirector
- 2015-11-18➖SMITH, Paul resigneddirector
- 2014-09-19➖GOOCH, Barry John resignedsecretary
- 2014-09-19➕SMITH, Douglas Eric appointedsecretary
- 2014-09-01➖FILMORE, Carolyn resignedsecretary
- 2014-09-01➕GOOCH, Barry John appointedsecretary
- 2014-07-31➖FLETCHER, Robin Charles resigneddirector
- 2014-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ASTER ACADEMIES TRUST
- 2014-02-07➕HOWARD, Rachel appointeddirector
- 2014-02-07➕FILMORE, Carolyn appointedsecretary
- 2014-02-07➕FLETCHER, Robin Charles appointeddirector
- 2014-02-07➕SMITH, Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)
Group structure
Aster Education holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Aster Education
Corporate parent
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ASTER ACADEMIES TRUST
This company · 08882585
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Aster Education Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Rachel Howard Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Braceceased 31/10/2017· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Other · SN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTER EDUCATION→ 08880278 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ASTRONOMER LTD→ 16834658 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATO MARINE LLP→ OC361122 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ATO MARINE OPERATIONS LLP→ OC361151 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AUDACE CONSULTING LIMITED→ 15162121 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AUDIOVISUAL ANTI-PIRACY ALLIANCE LIMITED→ 08186469 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| AURELIA CARE LTD→ 14680451 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AUTICOIN LTD→ 09483267 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AUTIQUEST HEALTH LTD→ 09471482 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AUTIQUEST LTD→ 09442883 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AUTOCOLOUR SWINDON LIMITED→ 08370585 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| AUXILIUMPLUSUK LIMITED→ 11670116 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2014-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Sarsen Court
Horton Avenue
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 2AZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
FOWLER-STEVENS, Dawn Marie→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-09-01
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BENN, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2026-04-01
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FOWLER-STEVENS, Dawn Marie→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2015-11-18
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HOWARD, Rachel→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-02-07
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BETTERIDGE, David Allen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-02-01 · resigned 2025-09-01
FILMORE, Carolyn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-02-07 · resigned 2014-09-01
GOOCH, Barry John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2014-09-19
SMITH, Douglas Eric→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-09-19 · resigned 2018-02-01
FLETCHER, Robin Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2014-02-07 · resigned 2014-07-31
SMITH, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-02-07 · resigned 2015-11-18
STRANGE, Richard Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-08-08 · resigned 2019-10-11
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Recent filings (44 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-18