ASTTA LTD

🌳Matureactive
09162724 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-08-05
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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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90040Operation of arts facilities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 91). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees300300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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  2. 2025-07-30
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  3. 2024-07-31
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  4. 2023-07-31
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  5. 2022-08-30
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  6. 2021-08-10
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  7. 2021-04-26
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  8. 2020-11-03
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  9. 2019-08-07
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  10. 2018-07-12
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  11. 2017-07-21
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  12. 2016-08-03
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  13. 2016-07-22
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  14. 2016-04-27
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  15. 2015-08-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-05-05
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    DOUGLAS, Natalia Amy appointed
    director
  17. 2015-02-05
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    KUCAJ, Stephanie appointed
    director
  18. 2014-10-23
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    KERRY, Philip Andrew appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-10-23
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    CHAPMAN, James Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 2014-10-23
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    CHAPMAN, Maria Christine resigned
    director
  21. 2014-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ASTTA LTD
  22. 2014-08-05
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    CHAPMAN, Maria Christine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Alexander Chapman
Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35
——board controlboard control · trust interest · firm interest01/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2014-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

6 Irnham Road
Corby Glen
Grantham
NG33 4NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

KERRY, Philip Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-23
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Active
CHAPMAN, James Alexander→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-10-23
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Active
DOUGLAS, Natalia Amy→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-05-05
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Active
KUCAJ, Stephanie→
director · ~91y · appointed 2015-02-05
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Active
CHAPMAN, Maria Christine→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-08-05 · resigned 2014-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
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accounts · AA
2024-07-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
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2023-07-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
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accounts · AA
2022-08-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-06