AQUA ALLIES LTD

🌳Matureactive
07313690 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-14
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28960
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 36000SIC 36000
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees242400

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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2020-09-21
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2020-09-21
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  14. 2020-08-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-05-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-07-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2018-09-26
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    HIGGINS, George Stewart appointed
    director
  20. 2018-04-26
    ➕
    HOLMES, Keith Richard Thorpe appointed
    director
  21. 2018-01-23
    ➕
    POOLMAN, Raymond Charles appointed
    director
  22. 2018-01-23
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    KNIGHTON, Elaine Margaret resigned
    director
  23. 2010-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUA ALLIES LTD
  24. 2010-07-14
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    KNIGHTON, Elaine Margaret appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Raymond Charles Poolman
Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting23/01/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Elaine Margaret Knightonceased 23/01/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2010-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28960 — SIC 28960

Registered office

Unit 8 Manasty Road
Orton Southgate, Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE2 6UP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HIGGINS, George Stewart→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-09-26
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Active
HOLMES, Keith Richard Thorpe→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-04-26
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Active
POOLMAN, Raymond Charles→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-01-23
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Active
KNIGHTON, Elaine Margaret→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-07-14 · resigned 2018-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-19