AQUATECH WATER TREATMENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES LTD
💤Zombieactive
04542368 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-23
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-41.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.5 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £41,778
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£42k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£119k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-30.9k | £-13.6k |
| Current assets | £119.2k | £89.6k |
| Net assets | £-41.8k | £-28.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-12-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-01-01➕WILSON, Karen appointedsecretary
- 2013-02-01➖WILSON, Karen resignedsecretary
- 2003-03-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Oceanview Properties Limited
- 2002-11-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited T/a Alex Lawrie Factors
- 2002-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUATECH WATER TREATMENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES LTD
- 2002-09-23➕WILSON, Andrew Francis Robert appointeddirector
- 2002-09-23➕WILSON, Karen appointedsecretary
- 2002-09-23➕INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-09-23➖INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Francis Robert Wilson Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000
Registered office
17 Lorne Gardens
Shirley Croydon
Surrey
CR0 7RZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
WILSON, Andrew Francis Robert→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2002-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILSON, Karen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-09-23 · resigned 2013-02-01
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-23 · resigned 2002-09-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Oceanview Properties Oceanview Properties Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 27/03/2003 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited T/a Alex Lawrie Factors | All assets debenture | 1 property | 29/11/2002 | — |
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Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12