AQUASPORTONLINE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06219246 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-19

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2025-09-30	2024-09-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-03-05
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address · AD01
2026-01-27
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accounts · AA
2025-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
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accounts · AA
2021-12-06
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accounts · AA
2021-01-23
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accounts · AA
2020-01-06
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accounts · AA
2019-01-24
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accounts · AA
2018-02-01
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accounts · AA
2017-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-01-19
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2016-04-26
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annual-return · AR01
2016-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-05-07
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annual-return · AR01
2012-02-20
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DEAN, Mark Charles Anthony resigned
secretary
2012-02-20
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DEAN, Mark Charles Anthony resigned
director
2008-01-14
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HOWLETT, Vincent Barry appointed
director
2008-01-14
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DEAN, Mark Charles Anthony appointed
secretary
2008-01-14
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DEAN, Mark Charles Anthony appointed
director
2007-06-30
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COX, Deborah Mary resigned
secretary
2007-06-30
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COX, Craig William resigned
director
2007-04-19
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Company incorporated
As AQUASPORTONLINE LIMITED
2007-04-19
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COX, Deborah Mary appointed
secretary
2007-04-19
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COX, Craig William appointed
director

Owner dependency

93/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Vincent Howlett Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58	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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ASTON PIPES LIMITED→ 10174140 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Incorporated2007-04-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Lumaneri House Blythe Gate

Blythe Valley Park

Solihull

West Midlands

B90 8AH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-21

Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HOWLETT, Vincent Barry→

director · ~58y · appointed 2008-01-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COX, Deborah Mary→

secretary · appointed 2007-04-19 · resigned 2007-06-30

Resigned

DEAN, Mark Charles Anthony→

secretary · appointed 2008-01-14 · resigned 2012-02-20

Resigned

COX, Craig William→

director · ~63y · appointed 2007-04-19 · resigned 2007-06-30

Resigned

DEAN, Mark Charles Anthony→

director · ~75y · appointed 2008-01-14 · resigned 2012-02-20

Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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address · AD01

2026-03-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-01-27