ASTILL SITE SERVICES LTD

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13555052 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£7.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,209

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£7k
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£9kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£7.2k
Current assets£8.7k
Net assets£7.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-08-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-08-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-05
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-10-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-08-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASTILL SITE SERVICES LTD
  9. 2021-08-09
    ASTILL, Mark appointed
    director
  10. 2021-08-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ASTILL" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Astill
Individual · English · DOB 02/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33110 — SIC 33110

Registered office

4 High Street
Hanging Heaton
Batley
WF17 6DX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ASTILL, Mark
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-08-09
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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-09