ASTRATUS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15799907 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-24
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32500
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72110Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30
Average employees200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 2 miscellaneous
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
11
filings
  • 3 capital
  • 2 officers
  • 2 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-06-25
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01SH01
  3. 2026-06-25
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01SH01
  4. 2026-06-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-04-09
    GREWAL, Jagdeep Singh appointed
    director
  6. 2026-04-09
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2026-04-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2026-04-03
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2026-04-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2026-04-01
    📄
    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  11. 2026-03-24
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2026-03-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2025-04-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2025-04-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2025-03-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2025-03-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2025-03-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2024-11-17
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  19. 2024-11-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2024-11-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  21. 2024-11-11
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2024-11-05
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2024-11-05
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  24. 2024-11-05
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  25. 2024-11-04
    HEMBURY, Guy, Dr appointed
    director
  26. 2024-11-04
    📄
    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  27. 2024-06-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASTRATUS LIMITED
  28. 2024-06-24
    EDWARDS, Alexander Daniel, Dr appointed
    director
  29. 2024-06-24
    HANCOX, Oliver, Dr appointed
    director
  30. 2024-06-24
    HART, Julie appointed
    director
  31. 2024-06-24
    NEEDS, Sarah Helen, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

45/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32500 — SIC 32500

Registered office

C/O Hcr Law, Aquis House
49-51 Blagrave Street
Reading
RG1 1PL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-07
Last: 2026-06-23

Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)

EDWARDS, Alexander Daniel, Dr
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-06-24
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Active
GREWAL, Jagdeep Singh
director · ~57y · appointed 2026-04-09
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Active
HANCOX, Oliver, Dr
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-06-24
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Active
HART, Julie
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-06-24
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Active
HEMBURY, Guy, Dr
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-11-04
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Active
NEEDS, Sarah Helen, Dr
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-06-24
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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-06
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2026-06-25
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2026-06-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-03
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2026-04-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-18