AQUASAVE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04127016 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-18
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading 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. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 17.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
77 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-01-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-01-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-12-11➕LEWIS, Katherine appointedsecretary
- 2023-12-11➖PATTISON, John resignedsecretary
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-01-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-11-12➖YOUNG, Paul Robert resigneddirector
- 2008-11-13➕PATTISON, John appointeddirector
- 2008-11-13➕PATTISON, John appointedsecretary
- 2008-11-13➖YOUNG, Stephen David resignedsecretary
- 2008-11-13➖PAWSON, David John resigneddirector
- 2008-11-13➖YOUNG, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2008-11-13➖YOUNG, Stephen David resigneddirector
- 2008-11-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
- 2001-03-18➕PAWSON, David John appointeddirector
- 2001-03-18➕YOUNG, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2000-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUASAVE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- 2000-12-18➕YOUNG, Stephen David appointedsecretary
- 2000-12-18➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-12-18➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-12-18➕YOUNG, Paul Robert appointeddirector
- 2000-12-18➕YOUNG, Stephen David appointeddirector
- 2000-12-18➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-12-18➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- 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 |
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Mr John Pattison Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ALASAN HOLDINGS LTD→ 15700547 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Unit A 64 Hundred Severn Drive
Tewkesbury Business Park
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 8SF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
Active
PATTISON, John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2008-11-13
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PATTISON, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-11-13 · resigned 2023-12-11
YOUNG, Stephen David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-12-18 · resigned 2008-11-13
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-18 · resigned 2000-12-18
PAWSON, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2001-03-18 · resigned 2008-11-13
YOUNG, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2001-03-18 · resigned 2008-11-13
YOUNG, Paul Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2000-12-18 · resigned 2009-11-12
YOUNG, Stephen David→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2000-12-18 · resigned 2008-11-13
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-18 · resigned 2000-12-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 13/11/2008 | 22/04/2024 |
Recent filings (77 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-01-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-13