AQUESNIS LIMITED
Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £34.6k | £41.9k |
| Current assets | £40.6k | £91.3k |
| Net assets | £34.6k | £41.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-05-09📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2016-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUESNIS LIMITED
- 2010-08-24➕LE QUESNE, John Philip appointedsecretary
- 2010-08-24➕LE QUESNE, John Philip appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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
1 high ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Philip Le Quesne Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 24/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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