Introduce us to the owner. We do the rest. If we acquire the business, you earn up to £200,000 — starting with a £5,000 payment the moment we sign Heads of Terms.
Owners care about more than price. They care about their people, their customers, and the name above the door. Astra acquires to hold for the long term, keeps management in place, and protects the legacy the founder built. That makes us an easy business to introduce.
Someone you know runs a UK business that fits our focus and is thinking about succession or a sale.
You've spoken to the owner, they're open to a conversation, and you introduce us by email to scout@astraholding.uk.
We meet the owner, evaluate, run diligence and negotiate. You stay informed; we do the work.
£5,000 within 14 days of signed Heads of Terms, then the balance of your fee on completion.
Most referral schemes make you wait until the very end. We don't. You see the first part of your reward the moment a deal becomes real.
Paid within 14 days of signing — no invoice, no claim form, no chasing. Our way of recognising the introduction the moment it turns into a live deal.
The balance of 1.5% of the enterprise value — up to £200,000 in total — paid on completion. The £5,000 already advanced is credited against it.
Example: on a £6m enterprise value, the total reward is £90,000 — £5,000 of it within two weeks of Heads of Terms, the remaining £85,000 on completion. On larger deals the reward is capped at £200,000.
If you know a business owner and they trust you, you can be a Scout. Some of our best introductions come from people who simply know the owner well.
Below are our investment criteria. If it broadly fits, send it our way.
You've spoken to the owner (who holds at least half the business) and they're expecting to hear from us.
If more than one person introduces the same business, the reward goes to whoever got there first.
If we've already met the business, we'll tell you within 24 hours so no one wastes time.
The reward applies if we complete within 12 months of your introduction.
The reward doesn't apply to businesses already running a formal sale process through a broker at the time you introduce them.
A short, plain-English agreement sets it all out. Ask us and we'll send it before you introduce.
No. Brokers and advisors are welcome, but so is anyone who knows a business owner well. The only thing that matters is that the introduction is warm and the owner is open to a conversation.
An email to scout@astraholding.uk naming the specific business, where you've already spoken to the owner and they're expecting to hear from us. We'll ask you to set up a first conversation that we attend.
£5,000 lands within 14 days of signed Heads of Terms automatically. The balance of your 1.5% (up to £200,000 total) is paid on completion against a simple VAT invoice.
Send it anyway, or just ask. We'd far rather take a quick look than miss a good business. There's no downside to introducing.
Tell us about the business and the owner. One short email is all it takes to start — and to put your introduction on record.
Prefer email? Write to scout@astraholding.uk