AQUARIUM TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03240347 · ltd · incorporated 1996-08-21

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 29.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£540.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 29.7y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 29.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

104 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review 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 £539,970

Cash YoY

+100%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£387k

↑ 100% YoY

Net Worth

£540k

↑ 220% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Cash	£387.2k	£193.1k
Net assets	£540.0k	£168.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-04-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-18
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SUMMERS, Nina Bernadette appointed
director
2025-08-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-18
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-18
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-25
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SUMMERS, Nina appointed
secretary
2023-10-25
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TAYLOR, Kathryn Jane resigned
secretary
2023-10-25
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TAYLOR, Kathryn Jane resigned
director
2023-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-03-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-10
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2021-02-23
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-01-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2009-01-20
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ARNISON-NEWGASS, Michael resigned
director
2007-04-27
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Charge satisfied #1
2005-03-10
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TURNER, Kevin Mark appointed
director
2005-03-10
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TAYLOR, Kathryn Jane appointed
director
2002-11-30
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NEWMAN, David resigned
director
1999-10-04
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ARNISON-NEWGASS, Michael resigned
secretary
1999-10-04
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TAYLOR, Kathryn Jane appointed
secretary
1997-09-24
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GRESSWELL, Daniel Gordon resigned
director
1996-10-17
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HOOKER, Jonathan Symonds appointed
director
1996-10-17
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NEWMAN, David appointed
director
1996-10-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1996-09-12
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STANTIFORD, Nicholas James appointed
director
1996-09-12
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ARNISON-NEWGASS, Michael appointed
secretary
1996-09-12
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GRESSWELL, Daniel Gordon resigned
secretary
1996-09-12
➕
ARNISON-NEWGASS, Michael appointed
director
1996-09-12
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HALCROW, Christine Mary resigned
director
1996-08-21
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Company incorporated
As AQUARIUM TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
1996-08-21
➕
GRESSWELL, Daniel Gordon appointed
secretary
1996-08-21
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GRESSWELL, Daniel Gordon appointed
director
1996-08-21
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HALCROW, Christine Mary appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-06

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Nicholas James Stantiford Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73	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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1996-08-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

18 Cumberland Drive Granby Industrial Estate

Weymouth

Dorset

DT4 9TB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-06OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-22