AQUILA INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02573758 · ltd · incorporated 1991-01-15
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 27.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41100Development of building projects
  • 41201Construction of commercial buildings
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 27.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
26 officers (3 active, 26 linked, 15 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
167 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-03
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  5. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2022-03-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2022-03-17
    ➕
    SWANNELL, Kerry appointed
    secretary
  9. 2022-03-17
    ➖
    M & R SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-29
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    WELLS, Mark Nicholas resigned
    director
  16. 2018-03-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-03-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-03-21
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    WOOD, Suzanne Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2017-11-30
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  20. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-05-22
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    JOHNSON, Christopher Michael Paley, Dr resigned
    director
  22. 2014-05-22
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    REID, George Alan, Dr resigned
    director
  23. 2014-05-22
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    WELLS, Mark Nicholas appointed
    director
  24. 2012-04-20
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    MCELROY, Vernon William resigned
    director
  25. 2012-02-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2011-10-25
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    M & R SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2011-09-30
    ➖
    BOYD, Pippin Jeremy Roxburgh resigned
    secretary
  28. 2006-11-20
    ➖
    HOOD, John Nicholas Cassels resigned
    director
  29. 2005-05-27
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    EWBANK, Christopher Francis appointed
    director
  30. 2001-06-27
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    BOYD, Pippin Jeremy Roxburgh appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-06-27
    ➖
    STEPHENSON, Norman Keith resigned
    secretary
  32. 1999-05-18
    ➖
    DYKE, John Michael resigned
    director
  33. 1999-05-18
    ➕
    HOOD, John Nicholas Cassels appointed
    director
  34. 1999-02-16
    ➖
    ROWLAND, Arthur Dawson, Wing Commander Raf Retd resigned
    secretary
  35. 1999-02-16
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    STEPHENSON, Norman Keith appointed
    secretary
  36. 1999-02-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Master Fellows and Scholars of the College of Saint John the Evangelist in the Universityof Cambridge
  37. 1998-12-09
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    ROBINSON, Richard Henry resigned
    director
  38. 1998-11-29
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    DYKE, John Michael appointed
    director
  39. 1998-11-29
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Christopher Michael Paley, Dr appointed
    director
  40. 1998-11-29
    ➕
    MCELROY, Vernon William appointed
    director
  41. 1998-10-30
    ➖
    GERRISH, Stuart resigned
    secretary
  42. 1998-10-30
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    ROWLAND, Arthur Dawson, Wing Commander Raf Retd appointed
    secretary
  43. 1996-03-29
    ➕
    GERRISH, Stuart appointed
    secretary
  44. 1996-03-29
    ➖
    CAPITAL VENTURES PLC resigned
    corporate-secretary
  45. 1996-03-29
    ➖
    ALFORD, David Frederick Mcneill resigned
    director
  46. 1996-03-29
    ➖
    BRUCKLAND, Andrew John resigned
    director
  47. 1996-03-29
    ➕
    REID, George Alan, Dr appointed
    director
  48. 1996-03-29
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Richard Henry appointed
    director
  49. 1994-03-11
    ➖
    DESMOND, Clare Shilean resigned
    director
  50. 1993-07-30
    ➕
    DESMOND, Clare Shilean appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 67 events

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

St Johns College
Cambridge
CB2 1TP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (3 active · 23 resigned)

SWANNELL, Kerry→
secretary · appointed 2022-03-17
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Active
EWBANK, Christopher Francis→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-05-27
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Active
WOOD, Suzanne Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-03-21
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Active
BOYD, Pippin Jeremy Roxburgh→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-27 · resigned 2011-09-30
Resigned
GERRISH, Stuart→
secretary · appointed 1996-03-29 · resigned 1998-10-30
Resigned
MANDERS, Douglas Nigel→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-01-28 · resigned 1991-03-14
Resigned
ROWLAND, Arthur Dawson, Wing Commander Raf Retd→
secretary · appointed 1998-10-30 · resigned 1999-02-16
Resigned
STEPHENSON, Norman Keith→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-16 · resigned 2001-06-27
Resigned
CAPITAL VENTURES PLC→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1991-03-14 · resigned 1992-10-29
Resigned
CAPITAL VENTURES PLC→
corporate-secretary · resigned 1996-03-29
Resigned
M & R SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-10-25 · resigned 2022-03-17
Resigned
MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-01-15 · resigned 1991-01-28
Resigned
ALFORD, David Frederick Mcneill→
director · ~100y · appointed 1993-05-04 · resigned 1996-03-29
Resigned
BRUCKLAND, Andrew John→
director · ~71y · appointed 1991-03-14 · resigned 1996-03-29
Resigned
CANN, Andrew John→
director · ~79y · appointed 1991-03-14 · resigned 1993-05-04
Resigned
DESMOND, Clare Shilean→
director · ~60y · appointed 1993-07-30 · resigned 1994-03-11
Resigned
DYKE, John Michael→
director · ~97y · appointed 1998-11-29 · resigned 1999-05-18
Resigned
EVANS, Steven→
director · ~64y · appointed 1991-01-28 · resigned 1991-03-14
Resigned
HOOD, John Nicholas Cassels→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-05-18 · resigned 2006-11-20
Resigned
JOHNSON, Christopher Michael Paley, Dr→
director · ~95y · appointed 1998-11-29 · resigned 2014-05-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
The Master Fellows and Scholars of the College of Saint John the Evangelist in the Universityof Cambridge
Legal charge1 property02/02/199928/02/2012

Recent filings (167 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-18