ASTROSCALE LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-03 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-20
Watchouts
Cash
£16M
+50.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15M
-33.8% vs 2024
Employees
207
+19% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£29M
-77.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,101,145 | £8,655,183 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£15,873,465 | -£29,459,389 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£10,364,305 | — | -£16,567,423 | -£29,405,741 | |
| Net profit | — | -£9,892,798 | — | -£16,412,038 | -£29,405,741 | |
| Cash | — | £2,254,461 | — | £10,351,096 | £15,601,294 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,918,950 | — | £36,565,617 | £38,933,006 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,824,473 | — | £23,293,328 | £15,418,510 | |
| Equity | — | £5,824,473 | — | £23,293,328 | £15,418,510 | |
| Average employees | — | 66 | — | 174 | 207 | |
| Wages | — | £4,106,344 | — | £11,431,588 | £14,788,057 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £275,000 | — | £222,424 | £235,399 |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
-22%
£11,101,145 £8,655,183
-
Cash
+50.7%
£10,351,096 £15,601,294
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-33.8%
£23,293,328 £15,418,510
-
Employees
+19%
174 207
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
-85.6%
-£15,873,465 -£29,459,389
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Profit before tax
-77.5%
-£16,567,423 -£29,405,741
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+29.4%
£11,431,588 £14,788,057
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -143.0% | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -147.8% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -43.4% | -75.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 10.77x | 6.49x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -15.86x | -84.52x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Astroscale Holdings Inc., being the ultimate holding company of Astroscale Ltd has provided a letter of support to the company confirming that it will provide access to required financial resources so that the company can continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due during the going concern period. The directors have satisfied themselves that the ultimate holding company is able to provide financial support and assist in meeting the company's liabilities during the going concern period. The Directors note that Astroscale Holdings Inc. had a further successful fundraising process which concluded on 19th May 2025 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange which continues to demonstrate the ultimate holding company's ability to provide financial support to the company during the going concern period. Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 22 July 2025 Astroscale Limited received £5,000,000 shareholder funding from Astroscale Holdings Inc. in exchange for 5,000,000 ordinary shares at £1 each. As a result of these transactions the equity reserves of the company increased by £5,000,000.”
- “On 10 December 2025 Astroscale Limited received £5,000,000 shareholder funding from Astroscale Holdings Inc. in exchange for 5,000,000 ordinary shares at £1 each. As a result of these transactions the equity reserves of the company increased by £5,000,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKER-LINES, Sharon Lynne | Secretary | 2023-01-01 | — | — |
| BLACKERBY, Christopher Charles | Director | 2017-08-01 | Sep 1973 | American |
| OKADA, Mitsunobu | Director | 2017-03-24 | Mar 1973 | Japanese |
| SHAVE, Nicholas Peter Eugene | Director | 2022-06-01 | Nov 1969 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUBURN, John Harold Courtenay | Director | 2017-03-24 | 2022-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astroscale Holdings Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-03-19 | Active |
| Mitsunobu Okada | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-03-24 | Ceased 2025-03-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 48 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-05-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-01-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 9
- 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.