AQUA MEDIA (UK) LTD

🌳Matureactive
06863906 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-31
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£45.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £44,984
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,701 YoY
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£50k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£45k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£91k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£22k£43k£65k£86k£108kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£68.6k£89.8k
Current assets£91.4k£108.0k
Cash£49.8k£62.3k
Debtors£41.5k£45.7k
Net assets£45.0k£60.7k

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

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1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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  2. 2024-07-03
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  3. 2023-12-21
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  4. 2022-06-20
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  5. 2021-08-11
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  6. 2020-08-20
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  7. 2019-08-01
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  8. 2018-08-08
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  9. 2018-07-30
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  10. 2018-07-24
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  11. 2018-07-24
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  12. 2018-07-24
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  13. 2017-09-07
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  14. 2016-07-06
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  15. 2016-04-21
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  16. 2015-09-16
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    SMITH, Stephen Robert appointed
    secretary
  17. 2015-09-16
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    SMITH, Stephen Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2015-09-16
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    SMITH, Stephen Robert resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-09-16
    ➖
    SMITH, Stephen Robert resigned
    director
  20. 2015-04-01
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    SMITH, Rebecca Joanne appointed
    director
  21. 2015-04-01
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    ANDREW, Kenneth Alan James resigned
    director
  22. 2011-11-21
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    HOLLAND, Richard Martin John resigned
    director
  23. 2009-04-30
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    SMITH, Stephen Robert appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-04-30
    ➕
    ANDREW, Kenneth Alan James appointed
    director
  25. 2009-04-30
    ➕
    HOLLAND, Richard Martin John appointed
    director
  26. 2009-04-30
    ➕
    SMITH, Stephen Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2009-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUA MEDIA (UK) LTD
  28. 2009-03-31
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  29. 2009-03-31
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Stephen Robert Smith
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Rebecca Joanne Smith
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
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
Incorporated2009-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170

Registered office

The Old Coach House 13a Upper Green Mews
Tettenhall
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV6 8QH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

SMITH, Stephen Robert→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Rebecca Joanne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-04-01
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Active
SMITH, Stephen Robert→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-09-16
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Active
SMITH, Stephen Robert→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2015-09-16
Resigned
ANDREW, Kenneth Alan James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
HOLLAND, Richard Martin John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2011-11-21
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-03-31 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
SMITH, Stephen Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2015-09-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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2026-04-14
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2025-12-12
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2025-04-02
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2024-07-03
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2024-04-13
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accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
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2022-06-20
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2022-04-06
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2021-08-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
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2020-08-20
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2020-04-02
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2019-08-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-01