HYPERION ASTROCARTOGRAPHY LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC843564 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-01
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
- · Filings: 12 → 13
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Filings: 12 → 13
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2026
Net worth
£25.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26702
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 61300Satellite telecommunications activities
- 74209Other photographic activities
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £25,933
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£26k
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.9k |
| Current assets | £18.9k |
| Net assets | £25.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-10📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-04-03➕MCLAUGHLIN, Alan appointeddirector
- 2025-04-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs HYPERION ASTROCARTOGRAPHY LIMITED
- 2025-04-01➕VAN DER WATT, Francois Peter Andre appointedsecretary
- 2025-04-01➕VAN DER WATT, Francois Peter Andre appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Francois Peter Andre Van Der Watt Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/04/2025 |
Mr Alan Mclaughlin Individual · British · DOB 08/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 03/03/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-04-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC26702 — SIC 26702
Registered office
48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
VAN DER WATT, Francois Peter Andre→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-04-01
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MCLAUGHLIN, Alan→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-04-03
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VAN DER WATT, Francois Peter Andre→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-12
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-04-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-01