ASTOR HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14900211 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-29
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 May 2025
Net worth
£759
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £759

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£759
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
£0£831£2k£2k£3k£4kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£74.1k
Current assets£4.2k
Net assets£759

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-06-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-05-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASTOR HOLDINGS LIMITED
  6. 2023-05-29
    HANDZEL-BONAVIA, Lech John appointed
    director
  7. 2023-05-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Natasha Harriett Handzel-Bonavia
Individual · English · DOB 04/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/09/2023
Mr Lech Handzel-Bonavia
Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
sig. influencesignificant influence29/05/2023

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
Incorporated2023-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies

Registered office

Winstanley House Office 1
4 Market Hill
Saffron Walden
CB10 1HQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HANDZEL-BONAVIA, Lech John
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-05-29
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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-29