ASTRO BIDCO LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11514538 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
62 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-28➕GLASS, Geoffrey Michael appointeddirector
- 2025-08-28➖STOBER, Matthew Robert resigneddirector
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-05➕CASTELLANO, Thomas Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-06-05➖LUNDQUIST, Kevin Michael resigneddirector
- 2022-12-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-12➖GLASS, Geoffrey Michael resigneddirector
- 2022-12-12➕STOBER, Matthew Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-10-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-13➕GLASS, Geoffrey Michael appointeddirector
- 2022-10-13➖GOLDMAN, Jonathan Howard resigneddirector
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-02-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-08➕NEAVES, Michelle Dawn appointedsecretary
- 2022-02-08➖MILBANK, Richard resignedsecretary
- 2022-02-08➕LUNDQUIST, Kevin Michael appointeddirector
- 2022-02-08➖MILBANK, Richard Henry John resigneddirector
- 2021-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2021-06-02📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-05-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-05-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-10-29➕NEAVES, Michelle Dawn appointeddirector
- 2019-10-29➖CUNNINGHAM, Ken resigneddirector
- 2019-10-29➖GRAY, Peter resigneddirector
- 2019-10-29➕MILBANK, Richard Henry John appointeddirector
- 2019-10-29➖O'LEARY, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2019-10-29➖REGAN, Brian resigneddirector
- 2019-08-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Oxford Finance Llc (As Collateral Agent)
- 2018-11-29➕MILBANK, Richard appointedsecretary
- 2018-11-29➕CUNNINGHAM, Ken appointeddirector
- 2018-11-14➕GRAY, Peter appointeddirector
- 2018-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ASTRO BIDCO LIMITED
- 2018-08-13➕GOLDMAN, Jonathan Howard appointeddirector
- 2018-08-13➕O'LEARY, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2018-08-13➕REGAN, Brian 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
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Babraham Research Campus
Babraham
Cambridge
CB22 3AT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19
Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)
NEAVES, Michelle Dawn→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-02-08
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CASTELLANO, Thomas Paul→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-06-05
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GLASS, Geoffrey Michael→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-08-28
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NEAVES, Michelle Dawn→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-10-29
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MILBANK, Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-11-29 · resigned 2022-02-08
CUNNINGHAM, Ken→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2018-11-29 · resigned 2019-10-29
GLASS, Geoffrey Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-10-13 · resigned 2022-12-12
GOLDMAN, Jonathan Howard→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-08-13 · resigned 2022-10-13
GRAY, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2018-11-14 · resigned 2019-10-29
LUNDQUIST, Kevin Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-02-08 · resigned 2023-06-05
MILBANK, Richard Henry John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-10-29 · resigned 2022-02-08
O'LEARY, Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2018-08-13 · resigned 2019-10-29
REGAN, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2018-08-13 · resigned 2019-10-29
STOBER, Matthew Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-12-12 · resigned 2025-08-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Oxford Finance (As Collateral Agent) Oxford Finance Llc (As Collateral Agent) | A registered charge | 16 properties | 15/08/2019 | 19/05/2021 |
Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-25