ASTORIA PRODUCTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09079641 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-10
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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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 16290
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47890SIC 47890
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
36 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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-03-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-01-01
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    SHEPHERD, Andrew David resigned
    secretary
  18. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    DOBINSON, Daniel Lee resigned
    director
  19. 2015-05-23
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    DOBINSON, Julie Diane appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ASTORIA PRODUCTS LIMITED
  21. 2014-06-10
    ➕
    DOBINSON, Simon Louis appointed
    director
  22. 2014-06-10
    ➕
    SHEPHERD, Andrew David appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-06-10
    ➕
    DOBINSON, Daniel Lee appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 65. 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 12 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
Mrs Julie Diane Dobinson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
50–75%
—50-75% shares12/06/2023
Mr Simon Louis Dobinson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16290 — SIC 16290

Registered office

Unit 2g Redwither Tower
Redwither Business Park
Wrexham
LL13 9XT
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-21
Last: 2026-06-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DOBINSON, Julie Diane→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-05-23
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Active
DOBINSON, Simon Louis→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHEPHERD, Andrew David→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-10 · resigned 2018-01-01
Resigned
DOBINSON, Daniel Lee→
director · ~36y · appointed 2014-06-10 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-30