CAGEX (AQUATICS) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01051187 · ltd · incorporated 1972-04-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£176.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £176,002
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£176k
Current Assets
£176k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £176.0k | — |
| Current assets | £176.0k | — |
| Net assets | £176.0k | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-04-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-04-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-03-14➖WAFFRON, Louie Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2016-03-14➖WAFFRON, Louie Margaret resigneddirector
- 2015-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2007-06-20➕WAFFRON, Denise Jane Cavalier appointeddirector
- 2007-05-27➖WAFFRON, Frederick Cavalier resigneddirector
- 1995-05-15➖CORNUT, Guy resignedsecretary
- 1995-05-15➕WAFFRON, Louie Margaret appointedsecretary
- 1995-05-15➖POINT, Jacques resigneddirector
- 1995-05-15➕WAFFRON, Louie Margaret appointeddirector
- 1972-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CAGEX (AQUATICS) LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Denise Jane Cavalier Waffron Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1972-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Linden Cottage 123 Heath End Road
Flackwell Heath
High Wycombe
HP10 9ES
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
WAFFRON, Denise Jane Cavalier→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2007-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CORNUT, Guy→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-05-15
WAFFRON, Louie Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-05-15 · resigned 2016-03-14
POINT, Jacques→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 1995-05-15
WAFFRON, Frederick Cavalier→
Resigneddirector · ~103y · resigned 2007-05-27
WAFFRON, Louie Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · appointed 1995-05-15 · resigned 2016-03-14
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Recent filings (97 total)
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2026-04-22
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2025-09-29
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2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2024-09-28
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2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-09