AQUATEC PLUMBING SUPPLIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05865054 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-03
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.35M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 14.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,345,865

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£845k
Net Worth
£1.3m
Current Assets
£1.8m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£1.36M
Current assets£1.82M
Cash£845.0k
Debtors£455.2k
Net assets£1.35M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-06
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-17
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-15
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-26
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-20
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-07
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-18
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-05-14
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-07-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-06-26
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2015-06-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  15. 2015-06-02
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-07-18
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-05-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2012-01-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2007-05-15
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    GARBETT, Julian appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-05-15
    ➖
    WESSEX COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-02-28
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    GILLINGHAM, Simon John resigned
    director
  22. 2006-07-03
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUATEC PLUMBING SUPPLIES LIMITED
  23. 2006-07-03
    ➕
    CHASE, Ian Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2006-07-03
    ➕
    WHITMARSH, Timothy Ronald appointed
    director
  25. 2006-07-03
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-07-03
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-07-03
    ➕
    WESSEX COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2006-07-03
    ➕
    GILLINGHAM, Simon John appointed
    director
  29. 2006-07-03
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2006-07-03
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Timothy Ronald Whitmarsh
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Ian Edward Chase
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
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
Incorporated2006-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

Unit 14 Newton Road
Churchfields Industrial Estate
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP2 7QA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

GARBETT, Julian→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-15
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Active
CHASE, Ian Edward→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITMARSH, Timothy Ronald→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-07-03 · resigned 2006-07-03
Resigned
WESSEX COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-07-03 · resigned 2007-05-15
Resigned
GILLINGHAM, Simon John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-07-03 · resigned 2007-02-28
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-07-03 · resigned 2006-07-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property25/06/2015—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property01/05/2012—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/01/2012—
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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-04