AQUA MODUS LTD
⚰️Wound downdissolved
06221357 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-20
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 13.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
50/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 50/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.6y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
50/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2016-04-06⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2016-04-06🏁Company dissolved
- 2016-01-06⚠️liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meetinginsolvency · 4.72
- 2015-01-14⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · 4.68
- 2013-11-13⚠️liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidatorinsolvency · 600
- 2013-11-13⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs-with-form-attachedinsolvency · 4.20
- 2013-11-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2013-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-09-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2013-09-04➕HAZELL, Timothy Robert Anthony appointeddirector
- 2013-07-12➖SCOTT, Ian Bennett resigneddirector
- 2013-07-12📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2013-06-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-06-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2013-06-17➖MORRISON, Irene resignedsecretary
- 2013-06-17📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2013-06-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2013-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2013-06-17📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2013-06-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2013-06-07➕SCOTT, Ian Bennett appointeddirector
- 2013-05-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-05-24➖MORRISON, Richard Carter resigneddirector
- 2013-04-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2013-04-10📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2013-04-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2013-01-18📄legacymortgage · MG01
- 2013-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-12-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aldermore Invoice Finance, a Division of Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2012-08-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2012-08-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-08-21📄gazette-notice-compulsarygazette · GAZ1
- 2012-03-19➖HUXFORD, Dale Andrew resigneddirector
- 2012-03-19➕MORRISON, Richard Carter appointeddirector
- 2011-12-22➕HUXFORD, Dale Andrew appointeddirector
- 2011-10-07➖MORRISON, Richard Carter resigneddirector
- 2011-08-26➖CONSTANTINOU, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2011-03-07➕CONSTANTINOU, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2008-06-13➕MORRISON, Irene appointedsecretary
- 2008-06-13➕MORRISON, Richard Carter appointeddirector
- 2007-04-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUA MODUS LTD
- 2007-04-20➕HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-04-20➖HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-04-20➕HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-04-20➖HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
2 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-04-06
5 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2016-04-06: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2016-01-06: liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990
Registered office
Regency House
45-51 Chorley New Road
Bolton
BL1 4QR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2012-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 8 resigned)
HAZELL, Timothy Robert Anthony→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRISON, Irene→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-06-13 · resigned 2013-06-17
HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-20 · resigned 2007-04-20
CONSTANTINOU, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-03-07 · resigned 2011-08-26
HUXFORD, Dale Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2011-12-22 · resigned 2012-03-19
MORRISON, Richard Carter→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2012-03-19 · resigned 2013-05-24
MORRISON, Richard Carter→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2008-06-13 · resigned 2011-10-07
SCOTT, Ian Bennett→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2013-06-07 · resigned 2013-07-12
HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-04-20 · resigned 2007-04-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Invoice Finance, a Division of Aldermore Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/12/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (55 total)
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2016-04-06
liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.72
2016-01-06
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · 4.68
2015-01-14
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2013-11-13
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs-with-form-attached
insolvency · 4.20
2013-11-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2013-11-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2013-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-07-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-06-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2013-06-20
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2013-06-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2013-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2013-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-06-17