AFTER AQUA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07371949 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-10
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
£-7.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
  • 43320Joinery installation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,526

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£8k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£899
Current Liabilities
—
-£9k-£7k-£5k-£3k-£1k£899Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£-7.5k£-8.9k
Current assets£899—
Net assets£-7.5k£-8.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-07-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-07-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2017-07-01
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    BARKER, Paul Stanley resigned
    director
  17. 2017-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-09-09
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    BARKER, Paul Stanley appointed
    director
  19. 2011-09-12
    ➖
    BARKER, Paul Stanley resigned
    director
  20. 2010-10-23
    ➕
    BOWNESS, Richard John appointed
    director
  21. 2010-10-23
    ➕
    BARKER, Paul Stanley appointed
    director
  22. 2010-10-23
    ➖
    BUTLER, David Alexander resigned
    director
  23. 2010-09-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFTER AQUA LIMITED
  24. 2010-09-10
    ➕
    BUTLER, David Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 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 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.
  • 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 Richard John Bowness
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Stanley Barkerceased 01/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2010-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Wiza House
Station Road
Wigton
Cumbria
CA7 9BA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BOWNESS, Richard John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKER, Paul Stanley→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-09-09 · resigned 2017-07-01
Resigned
BARKER, Paul Stanley→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-10-23 · resigned 2011-09-12
Resigned
BUTLER, David Alexander→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-09-10 · resigned 2010-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27