AQUILA OPEN SPACE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05973597 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-20

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 18.6y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-30	2024-07-31
Average employees	200	200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-18
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-18
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2024-10-18
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Charge satisfied #6
2024-05-10
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-10
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Charge satisfied #5
2024-02-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-09-22
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officers · TM01
2020-09-21
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FREEDMAN, Daniel resigned
director
2020-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2019-10-08
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HIRST, Paul Gary resigned
secretary
2019-10-08
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HIRST, Paul Gary resigned
director
2019-10-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-08
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-07-23
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CHAMBERS, Dominic John appointed
director
2019-07-23
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officers · AP01
2019-06-29
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address · AD01
2019-05-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2017-10-26
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Charge satisfied #4
2017-10-20
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Aviva Commercial Finance Limited
2017-10-20
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Pramerica Real Estate Capital Vi S.A.R.L.
2016-05-11
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FREEDMAN, Daniel appointed
director
2015-06-16
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Charge satisfied #3
2015-05-22
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Wells Fargo Bank N.A., London Branch
2015-04-16
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Charge satisfied #2
2015-04-16
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Charge satisfied #1
2014-11-19
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Pramerica Real Estate Capital Iv S.a R.L
2009-08-03
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Govenor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
2007-11-01
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
2007-03-09
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SUTHERLAND, Ian Michael resigned
director
2007-01-11
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CHAMBERS, Anthony David appointed
director
2007-01-11
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HIRST, Paul Gary appointed
secretary
2007-01-11
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C H REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-01-11
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HIRST, Paul Gary appointed
director
2007-01-11
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RICKMAN, Bryan Colin resigned
director
2007-01-11
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SETHI, Nishi resigned
director
2007-01-11
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SUTHERLAND, Ian Michael appointed
director
2006-10-20
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Company incorporated
As AQUILA OPEN SPACE LIMITED
2006-10-20
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C H REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-10-20
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RICKMAN, Bryan Colin appointed
director
2006-10-20
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SETHI, Nishi appointed
director

Owner dependency

91/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Absl 1 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Absl 1 Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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AQUILA OPEN SPACE LIMITED

This company · 05973597

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
Absl 1 Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-10-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

6a High Street

Chelmsford

CM1 1BE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-03

Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

CHAMBERS, Anthony David→

director · ~71y · appointed 2007-01-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CHAMBERS, Dominic John→

director · ~39y · appointed 2019-07-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HIRST, Paul Gary→

secretary · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2019-10-08

Resigned

C H REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-20 · resigned 2007-01-11

Resigned

FREEDMAN, Daniel→

director · ~55y · appointed 2016-05-11 · resigned 2020-09-21

Resigned

HIRST, Paul Gary→

director · ~65y · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2019-10-08

Resigned

RICKMAN, Bryan Colin→

director · ~55y · appointed 2006-10-20 · resigned 2007-01-11

Resigned

SETHI, Nishi→

director · ~68y · appointed 2006-10-20 · resigned 2007-01-11

Resigned

SUTHERLAND, Ian Michael→

director · ~64y · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2007-03-09

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC	A registered charge	1 property	18/10/2024	—
satisfied	Aviva Commercial Finance Aviva Commercial Finance Limited	A registered charge	1 property	20/10/2017	18/10/2024
satisfied	Pramerica Real Estate Capital Vi S.A.R.L.	A registered charge	1 property	20/10/2017	10/05/2024
satisfied	Wells Fargo Bank N.A., London Branch	A registered charge	1 property	22/05/2015	26/10/2017
satisfied	Pramerica Real Estate Capital Iv S.a R.L	A registered charge	1 property	19/11/2014	16/06/2015
satisfied	The Govenor & Company of the Bank of Ireland	Charge	1 property	03/08/2009	16/04/2015
satisfied	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland	Debenture	1 property	01/11/2007	16/04/2015

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-04-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-12-20

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-10-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-23

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-10-18

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-05-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-02-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-12-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-02-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2021-05-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-11-03