AKWAMARINE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05255991 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-11
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-153.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £152,962
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£192
Net Worth
-£153k
Current Assets
£437
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-153.0k | — |
| Current assets | £437 | — |
| Cash | £192 | — |
| Debtors | £245 | — |
| Net assets | £-153.0k | — |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-10-03➖DAVIS, Peter George resigneddirector
- 2004-10-12➕LONG, Richard Edward appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-12➕LONG, Richard Edward appointeddirector
- 2004-10-12➖ROBERTSON, Reynolds resignedsecretary
- 2004-10-12➕DAVIS, Peter George appointeddirector
- 2004-10-12➖MORLEY & SCOTT CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2004-10-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AKWAMARINE LIMITED
- 2004-10-11➕ROBERTSON, Reynolds appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-11➕MORLEY & SCOTT CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-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 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Edward Long Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs
Registered office
C/O Coastal Accountants Ltd Unit 3 Mitchell Point, Ensign Way
Hamble
Southampton
SO31 4RF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
LONG, Richard Edward→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LONG, Richard Edward→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2004-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTSON, Reynolds→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-10-11 · resigned 2004-10-12
DAVIS, Peter George→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-10-12 · resigned 2006-10-03
MORLEY & SCOTT CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2004-10-11 · resigned 2004-10-12
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Recent filings (64 total)
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-18