AD ASTRA (BROADENING HORIZONS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09827977 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-16
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£254.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £254,781
Cash YoY
+129%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£68k
↑ 129% YoY
Net Worth
£255k
↑ 132% YoY
Current Assets
£287k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £306.8k | £137.3k |
| Current assets | £286.9k | £260.5k |
| Cash | £67.8k | £29.6k |
| Debtors | £209.1k | £213.0k |
| Net assets | £254.8k | £109.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2025-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-01➕SHAW, Elizabeth Louise appointeddirector
- 2015-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AD ASTRA (BROADENING HORIZONS) LIMITED
- 2015-10-16➕SHAW, Sam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Elizabeth Louise Shaw Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/01/2019 |
Mr Sam Shaw Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST SAFARI DAY NURSERIES LIMITED→ 05485373 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 79 2 81 CHILDCARE LIMITED→ 08852568 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| A LITTLE PIECE OF LAND CIC→ 14751696 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACADEMIC SOULCRAFT LIMITED→ 15394226 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACHIEVE AND PARTNERS LIMITED→ 10286568 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACHIEVE MUSIC EXCELLENCE LTD→ 16220528 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACTIV8 COACHING LIMITED→ 10208905 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACTIV8 EDUCATION LTD→ 15752505 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACTIVE LEARNING CHILDCARE SERVICES CIC→ 15642791 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADULT DEVELOPMENT (UK) LTD→ 10971860 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADVANCE HE→ 04931031 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ADVANCE RAIL LTD→ 15631642 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
Unit G9 Elvington Industrial Estate
Elvington
York
North Yorkshire
YO41 4AR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SHAW, Elizabeth Louise→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-01-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/07/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-15