AQUATIC MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05616737 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-09
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£21.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), 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 (63/100).

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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,073
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,615 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£13k£20k£26k£33kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£23.2k£32.7k
Current assets£6.4k£11.5k
Cash—£8.6k
Debtors—£2.1k
Net assets£21.1k£32.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-12-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-12-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-12-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2005-11-24
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    FRENCH, Janette Louise appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-11-24
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    FRENCH, Janette Louise appointed
    director
  18. 2005-11-24
    ➕
    FRENCH, Matthew Christian appointed
    director
  19. 2005-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUATIC MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2005-11-09
    ➕
    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2005-11-09
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    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2005-11-09
    ➕
    RM NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2005-11-09
    ➖
    RM NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Christian French
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Janette Louise French
Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

8 Churchway
Blunsdon
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN26 7DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FRENCH, Janette Louise→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRENCH, Janette Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2005-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRENCH, Matthew Christian→
director · ~51y · appointed 2005-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RM REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-11-09 · resigned 2005-11-09
Resigned
RM NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-11-09 · resigned 2005-11-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-13