AQUARIUS IT LTD

🌳Matureactive

05070766 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-11

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£228.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

62020Information technology consultancy activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

77 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £228,669

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.7m

Net Worth

£229k

Current Assets

£2.5m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£237.6k
Current assets	£2.49M
Cash	£1.71M
Debtors	£761.6k
Net assets	£228.7k

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

filings

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

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2015-08-25
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JOHNSTON, Mark James appointed
director
2005-08-19
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HOBBINS, Adrian Jordan resigned
director
2004-06-11
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BAILEY, David James appointed
director
2004-03-17
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REYNOLDS, Guy Nicholas appointed
secretary
2004-03-17
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REYNOLDS, Guy Nicholas appointed
director
2004-03-17
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HOBBINS, Adrian Jordan appointed
director
2004-03-15
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2004-03-15
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2004-03-11
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Company incorporated
As AQUARIUS IT LTD
2004-03-11
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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2004-03-11
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Aquarius Management Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aquarius Management Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AQUARIUS IT LTD

This company · 05070766

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Aquarius Management Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	12/01/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Guy Nicholas Reynoldsceased 12/01/2023· significant influence
Mr David James Baileyceased 12/01/2023· significant influence

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

Incorporated2004-03-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

The Chapel

Old Cherry Lane

Lymm

WA13 0TA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-03

Last: 2025-11-19

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

REYNOLDS, Guy Nicholas→

secretary · appointed 2004-03-17

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Active

BAILEY, David James→

director · ~53y · appointed 2004-06-11

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Active

JOHNSTON, Mark James→

director · ~43y · appointed 2015-08-25

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Active

REYNOLDS, Guy Nicholas→

director · ~60y · appointed 2004-03-17

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Active

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2004-03-15

Resigned

HOBBINS, Adrian Jordan→

director · ~60y · appointed 2004-03-17 · resigned 2005-08-19

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2004-03-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-22

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-12-21

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officers · CH03

2025-12-15