AQUILO ESTATES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07406396 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-13
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · oldest 12.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
41 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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 (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-16🔒Charge registered #8Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-11-16🔒Charge registered #7Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-01🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-03-01🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-03-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-09-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-09-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUILO ESTATES LIMITED
- 2010-10-13➕POYNTON, Ian Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
1 low8 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Ian Michael Poynton Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 13/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Tower House
Lucy Tower Street
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN1 1XW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
POYNTON, Ian Michael→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-10-13
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
8
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/11/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/11/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/12/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/03/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/03/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/03/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/09/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/09/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-19