AST UK HOLDINGS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13875992 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-09-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-09-18📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-09-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AST UK HOLDINGS LTD
- 2022-01-27➕KALYANI, Dilip appointeddirector
- 2022-01-27➕KALYANI, Jayne appointeddirector
- 2022-01-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dilip Kalyani Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/01/2022 |
Mrs Jayne Kalyani Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/01/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
The Dairy House Money Row Green
Holyport
Maidenhead
SL6 2ND
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KALYANI, Dilip→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KALYANI, Jayne→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2022-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-18
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-09-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-02-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-27