ASKAR RESEARCH LTD
🌱Startupactive
16241609 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-10
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-01➕STURDY, Joe George Chartres appointeddirector
- 2025-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ASKAR RESEARCH LTD
- 2025-02-10➕MARSH, Stephen Nicholas Bowyer appointedsecretary
- 2025-02-10➕MARSH, Stephen Francis Bowyer appointeddirector
- 2025-02-10➕MARSH, Stephen Nicholas Bowyer appointeddirector
- 2025-02-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Francis Bowyer Marsh Individual · British · DOB 09/1997 · age 29 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/02/2025 |
Mr Joe George Chartres Sturdy Individual · English · DOB 03/2001 · age 25 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/02/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Dovehouse Shott
Smiths End Lane
Royston
Hertfordshire
SG8 8LL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
MARSH, Stephen Nicholas Bowyer→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-02-10
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MARSH, Stephen Francis Bowyer→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2025-02-10
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MARSH, Stephen Nicholas Bowyer→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-02-10
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STURDY, Joe George Chartres→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2025-11-01
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Recent filings (5 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-10