AGUACHEM LTD
💤Zombieactive
05316282 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-17
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 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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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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-10-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-08-16📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2020-08-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2020-07-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-30➖HOLT, John Michael, Dr resignedsecretary
- 2020-06-30➖HOLT, John Michael, Dr resigneddirector
- 2006-01-27➖BAIRD, Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2006-01-27➕HOLT, John Michael, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-27➖BAIRD, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2005-05-19➕BELL, Karl Frazer appointeddirector
- 2004-12-22➕BAIRD, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2004-12-22➖FLETCHER KENNEDY SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-12-22➕BAIRD, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2004-12-22➕HOLT, John Michael, Dr appointeddirector
- 2004-12-22➖FLETCHER KENNEDY DIRECTORS LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2004-12-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AGUACHEM LTD
- 2004-12-17➕FLETCHER KENNEDY SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-12-17➕FLETCHER KENNEDY DIRECTORS LTD appointedcorporate-director
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
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 63. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)
Group structure
Aguachem Holdings Co Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aguachem Holdings Co Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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AGUACHEM LTD
This company · 05316282
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aguachem Holdings Co Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 22/12/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Sarah Macdonald Bellceased 22/12/2025· 25-50% shares
- Karl Frazer Bellceased 22/12/2025· 25-50% shares
- John Holtceased 30/06/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000
Registered office
4 Park Square Thorncliffe Park
Chapeltown
Sheffield
S35 2PH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
BELL, Karl Frazer→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAIRD, Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-12-22 · resigned 2006-01-27
HOLT, John Michael, Dr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-27 · resigned 2020-06-30
FLETCHER KENNEDY SECRETARIES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-12-17 · resigned 2004-12-22
BAIRD, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-12-22 · resigned 2006-01-27
HOLT, John Michael, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-12-22 · resigned 2020-06-30
FLETCHER KENNEDY DIRECTORS LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2004-12-17 · resigned 2004-12-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (72 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13