AQUA & AIR SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03215099 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-21
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.34M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.0y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,338,569
Cash YoY
+122%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£237k
↑ 122% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£680k
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£268k£535k£803k£1.1m£1.3mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.39M£1.33M
Current assets£680.4k£645.3k
Cash£236.6k£106.7k
Debtors£443.8k£538.6k
Net assets£1.34M£1.28M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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  2. 2025-03-04
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  3. 2024-03-19
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  4. 2023-03-21
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  5. 2022-03-30
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  6. 2021-06-22
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  7. 2020-03-26
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  8. 2019-03-14
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  9. 2018-03-28
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  10. 2017-03-22
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  11. 2016-06-24
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  12. 2016-03-23
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  13. 2015-07-01
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  14. 2015-03-24
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  15. 2014-06-23
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  16. 2014-06-23
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  17. 2013-02-18
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lowshire Properties Limited
  18. 2010-02-05
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lowshire Properties Limited
  19. 2010-01-01
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    MACZKA, Stanley Joseph appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-01-01
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    MACZKA, Nete resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-10-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2006-07-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lowshire Properties Limited
  23. 2004-05-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 1996-07-01
    ➕
    MACZKA, Stanley Joseph appointed
    director
  25. 1996-07-01
    ➕
    MACZKA, Nete appointed
    secretary
  26. 1996-06-21
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUA & AIR SYSTEMS LIMITED
  27. 1996-06-21
    ➕
    STATUTORY MANAGEMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1996-06-21
    ➖
    STATUTORY MANAGEMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1996-06-21
    ➕
    WORLDFORM LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1996-06-21
    ➖
    WORLDFORM LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stanley Joseph Maczka
Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting21/06/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

187 High Road Leyton
London
E15 2BY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MACZKA, Stanley Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACZKA, Stanley Joseph→
director · ~67y · appointed 1996-07-01
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Active
MACZKA, Nete→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
STATUTORY MANAGEMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 1996-06-21
Resigned
WORLDFORM LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 1996-06-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lowshire Properties
Lowshire Properties Limited
Counterpart lease1 property18/02/2013—
outstanding
Lowshire Properties
Lowshire Properties Limited
Counterpart lease1 property05/02/2010—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property08/10/2008—
outstanding
Lowshire Properties
Lowshire Properties Limited
Lease1 property27/07/2006—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property25/05/2004—
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Recent filings (75 total)

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2026-03-25
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2025-08-19
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2025-03-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2024-03-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2023-03-21
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2022-07-22
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2022-03-30
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2021-07-23
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2021-06-22
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2020-07-09
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2020-03-26
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2019-06-21
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accounts · AA
2019-03-14