AQUALITHIUM INTERNATIONAL LTD

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06679897 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-22
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
—
year to Feb 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
£100
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-02-28
Total assets£100
Current assets£100
Net assets£100

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
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-08-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-08-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-08-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-05-01
    ➖
    BLACK, Tom Cameron resigned
    director
  12. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-13
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-04-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-10-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-09-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  20. 2019-09-08
    ➕
    BLACK, Tom Cameron appointed
    director
  21. 2019-09-04
    ➖
    MANN, Daniel Johnathan resigned
    director
  22. 2015-04-27
    ➖
    ODDIE, William David Kent resigned
    director
  23. 2014-11-25
    ➕
    MANN, Daniel Johnathan appointed
    director
  24. 2014-11-25
    ➕
    ODDIE, William David Kent appointed
    director
  25. 2011-11-30
    ➖
    HICK, Jonathan Benjamin resigned
    director
  26. 2008-08-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AQUALITHIUM INTERNATIONAL LTD
  27. 2008-08-22
    ➕
    ODDIE, David William appointed
    director
  28. 2008-08-22
    ➕
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2008-08-22
    ➖
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2008-08-22
    ➕
    HICK, Jonathan Benjamin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David William Oddie
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2008-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Ground Floor, Techno Centre
Station Road
Horsforth
Leeds
LS18 5BJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

ODDIE, David William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-22 · resigned 2008-08-22
Resigned
BLACK, Tom Cameron→
director · ~27y · appointed 2019-09-08 · resigned 2023-05-01
Resigned
HICK, Jonathan Benjamin→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-08-22 · resigned 2011-11-30
Resigned
MANN, Daniel Johnathan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-11-25 · resigned 2019-09-04
Resigned
ODDIE, William David Kent→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-11-25 · resigned 2015-04-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-15