AQUAXPLORE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05237828 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-22
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50100
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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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
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filings
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2011-09-10➖BROWN, Christine resignedsecretary
- 2004-10-01➕BROWN, David James appointeddirector
- 2004-10-01➕BROWN, Christine appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUAXPLORE LIMITED
- 2004-09-22➕QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-09-22➖QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-09-22➕QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-09-22➖QA NOMINEES 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
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 |
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Mr David James Brown Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100
Registered office
43 Grayburn Lane
Beverley
North Humberside
HU17 8JR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
BROWN, David James→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Christine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2011-09-10
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-22 · resigned 2004-09-22
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-22 · resigned 2004-09-22
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Recent filings (59 total)
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2025-09-19
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2024-10-09
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2024-09-14
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2023-10-03
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2023-09-12
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2022-10-25
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2022-09-12
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2021-10-04
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2021-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2020-10-18
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2020-09-11
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2019-10-09
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2019-09-15
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2018-10-06