ASTRO LIGHTING HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-22 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-66.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
-53% vs 2024
Employees
126
-3.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6M
+22.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,506,000 | £37,459,000 | |
| Operating profit | £5,121,000 | £6,486,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,208,000 | £6,385,000 | |
| Net profit | £4,051,000 | £4,869,000 | |
| Cash | £9,967,000 | £3,336,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,799,000 | £10,577,000 | |
| Net assets | £20,715,000 | £9,729,000 | |
| Equity | £20,715,000 | £9,729,000 | |
| Average employees | 130 | 126 | |
| Wages | £6,668,000 | £6,334,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,077,000 | £1,109,000 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-2.7%
£38,506,000 £37,459,000
-
Cash
-66.5%
£9,967,000 £3,336,000
-
Net assets
-53%
£20,715,000 £9,729,000
-
Employees
-3.1%
130 126
-
Operating profit
+26.7%
£5,121,000 £6,486,000
-
Profit before tax
+22.6%
£5,208,000 £6,385,000
-
Wages
-5%
£6,668,000 £6,334,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 17.3% | |
| Net margin | 10.5% | 13.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.5% | 61.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.7% | 55.0% | |
| Current ratio | 4.00x | 1.73x | |
| Interest cover | 58.86x | 25.24x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The reasonable cashflow forecasts prepared by the directors, which account for plausible but severe downside scenarios, indicate that the Group has more than adequate resources to service both its cashflow requirements and continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, the Group has adopted the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- ASTRO LIGHTING HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Astro Lighting (USA) Limited 100%
- Astro Lighting (Europe) Limited 100%
- Astro Lighting (China) Limited 100%
- Astro Lighting (Asia) Limited 100%
- Bathroom Lighting Limited 100%
- Astro Lighting (Hong Kong) Limited 100%
- Astro Lighting Inc. 100%
- Astro Lighting Singapore (PTE) Limited 100%
- Astro Lighting Srl 100%
- Astro Lighting (Europe) B.V. 100%
- Astro Lighting Products Consultancy Foshan Limited 100%
Significant events
- “European logistics operations moved from Germany to an improved facility in the Netherlands.”
- “Expansion of the DACH (Germany, Austrias & Switzerland) sales team supported growth in this region.”
- “Middle East & Africa region benefited from a dedicated resource.”
- “US sales team was increased from 4 to 6 to enable increased access to new markets.”
- “Development of the Downlighter PRO range which broadens the range of options we can provide to our B2B customers.”
- “Awarded with the Ecovadis Bronze sustainability rating in March 2025.”
- “The Group made charitable donations of £7,000 during the year (2024: £11,000).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASSANT, Penelope Jane | Secretary | 2015-06-08 | — | — |
| FEARON, Clare Louise | Secretary | 2015-06-08 | — | — |
| BASSANT, James Edward | Director | 2015-06-08 | Sep 1966 | British |
| DUNKLEY, Andy Albert | Director | 2023-03-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
| FEARON, John Turner | Director | 2015-06-08 | Jun 1950 | British |
| MASTERS, David | Director | 2024-06-17 | May 1971 | British |
| RIBBONS, David Anthony | Director | 2023-06-27 | Aug 1972 | British |
| VAN DER KOLK, Peter Benjamin | Director | 2023-08-08 | Aug 1970 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAVALIERI, Marco | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2016-03-16 |
| GILBERT, Marc Yves Alexandre | Director | 2018-06-11 | 2023-04-06 |
| GRANT, Stuart Spencer | Director | 2015-06-08 | 2023-02-22 |
| GRANT, Victoria Anne | Director | 2015-06-08 | 2018-02-28 |
| HOWARD, Donna Louise | Director | 2016-03-03 | 2024-10-31 |
| LAND, Nicholas Charles Edward | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| LITTLE, Mark John James | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2024-01-24 |
| PRINCE, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2020-12-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Louise Fearon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2018-08-15 | Active |
| Penelope Jane Bassant | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-08-15 | Active |
| Mr John Turner Fearon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr James Edward Bassant | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 62 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-24 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-12-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-19 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-07-06 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.