ASTRAL SOLAR LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£63K
+9% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
+2.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3
-25% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£63K
-17.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £158,837 | — | £175,081 | £169,631 | |
| Operating profit | — | £68,770 | — | £76,687 | £63,424 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £68,770 | — | £76,687 | £63,429 | |
| Net profit | — | £51,577 | — | £57,421 | £47,567 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £57,914 | £63,133 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,990,561 | — | £2,067,248 | £2,130,672 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,914,216 | — | £1,971,637 | £2,019,204 | |
| Equity | £1,862,639 | £1,914,216 | £1,914,216 | £1,971,637 | £2,019,204 | |
| Average employees | — | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 43.3% | — | 43.8% | 37.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 32.5% | — | 32.8% | 28.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 3.5% | — | 3.7% | 3.0% |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Wilder Coe Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The directors have prepared cash flow forecasts and reviewed capital requirements for the twelve months from the date of approving these financial statements, which indicate the business can continue to trade for at least twelve months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIAS, Peter Edward | Director | 2020-07-03 | Feb 1981 | British |
| RHYS JONES, Barnaby David | Director | 2022-02-09 | Feb 1972 | British |
| ROSSER, Thomas James | Director | 2020-07-03 | Mar 1985 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| URQUHART, Graham Kenneth | Secretary | 2011-04-05 | 2015-03-31 |
| OCTOPUS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-07-03 | 2022-12-01 |
| TRICOR SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-03-31 | 2016-12-31 |
| BRIERLEY, Alexander David Kelson | Director | 2020-07-03 | 2022-02-09 |
| CROWE, Andrew James | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2020-07-03 |
| FRAZER, Andrew Scott | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2012-12-03 |
| GAMMOND, David Keith | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2018-12-13 |
| GAMMOND, David Keith | Director | 2010-09-16 | 2011-04-06 |
| HALSTEAD, Laura Gemma | Director | 2020-07-03 | 2023-08-29 |
| MCGANN, Damian Francis James | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2020-07-03 |
| READ, Mark Anthony | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2020-07-03 |
| SMITH, Martin | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2020-07-03 |
| THOMPSON, Paul | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2018-12-13 |
| URQUHART, Graham Kenneth | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2016-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunlight Technology Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-02-28 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-28 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-26 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-3.1%
£175,081 £169,631
-
Cash
+9%
£57,914 £63,133
-
Net assets
+2.4%
£1,971,637 £2,019,204
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-25%
4 3
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-17.3%
£76,687 £63,424
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-17.3%
£76,687 £63,429
lowest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers