AQUASTAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01765555 · ltd · incorporated 1983-10-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£306.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £306,458
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£306k
↑ 7.0% YoY
Current Assets
£358k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £306.5k | £286.4k |
| Current assets | £357.5k | £351.7k |
| Net assets | £306.5k | £286.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-01➕HUTTON, Vicki Michelle appointeddirector
- 2020-06-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-06-20➖HUTTON, David Charles resigneddirector
- 2016-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-31➕HUTTON, David Mark appointeddirector
- 2015-08-31➖SHAW, Peter Josef resignedsecretary
- 2015-08-31➕HUTTON, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2015-08-31➖SHAW, Jacqueline Lorna resigneddirector
- 2015-08-31➖SHAW, Peter Josef resigneddirector
- 1998-05-21➖LEWIS, Neville George Evendon resigneddirector
- 1998-05-21➕SHAW, Jacqueline Lorna appointeddirector
- 1983-10-28🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUASTAL LIMITED
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Vicki Michelle Hutton Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/08/2022 |
Mr David Mark Hutton Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000
Registered office
8 Forge Close
Holmer Green
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP15 6PY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
HUTTON, David Mark→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2015-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUTTON, Vicki Michelle→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHAW, Peter Josef→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2015-08-31
HUTTON, David Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2015-08-31 · resigned 2017-06-20
LEWIS, Neville George Evendon→
Resigneddirector · ~106y · resigned 1998-05-21
SHAW, Jacqueline Lorna→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1998-05-21 · resigned 2015-08-31
SHAW, Peter Josef→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2015-08-31
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Recent filings (101 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-06-01