AQUAWORLD BATHROOMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04880070 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-28

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46740SIC 46740

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-08-31
Average employees	0

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

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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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-05-20
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accounts · AA01
2025-05-20
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2024-08-30
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2024-08-22
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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2024-05-23
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2023-11-24
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2023-08-25
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2023-05-25
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accounts · AA01
2022-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
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gazette · DISS40
2020-12-22
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gazette · GAZ1
2020-05-28
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accounts · AA
2020-01-13
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2019-05-30
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accounts · AA01
2018-11-28
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gazette · DISS40
2007-10-08
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GUPTA, Salil appointed
secretary
2007-10-08
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ARORA, Ajay resigned
secretary
2003-08-28
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Company incorporated
As AQUAWORLD BATHROOMS LIMITED
2003-08-28
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GUPTA, Manisha appointed
director
2003-08-28
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GUPTA, Salil appointed
director
2003-08-28
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ARORA, Ajay appointed
secretary
2003-08-28
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CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-08-28
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CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

84/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Manisha Gupta Individual · Indian · DOB 09/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Salil Gupta Individual · Indian · DOB 11/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-08-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Registered office

Tml House

1a The Anchorage

Gosport

Hampshire

PO12 1LY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-20

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-16

Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GUPTA, Salil→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-08

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Active

GUPTA, Manisha→

director · ~56y · appointed 2003-08-28

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Active

GUPTA, Salil→

director · ~58y · appointed 2003-08-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ARORA, Ajay→

secretary · appointed 2003-08-28 · resigned 2007-10-08

Resigned

CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-28 · resigned 2003-08-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

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2026-05-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-30

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-08-22

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-05-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-11

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2023-08-25

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2023-05-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-06-21

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2022-05-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-08