AQUA ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07667804 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-13
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
£1.06M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (81/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
48 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,059,798

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£459k
Net Worth
£1.1m
Current Assets
£1.4m
Current Liabilities
—
£0£275k£549k£824k£1.1m£1.4mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.07M—
Current assets£1.37M—
Cash£458.9k—
Debtors£902.5k—
Net assets£1.06M—
Average employees—1600

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2023-03-30
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2023-03-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-24
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  9. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2021-10-01
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-30
    ➕
    PRICE, Mark David appointed
    director
  17. 2015-08-01
    ➖
    YOUNG, Stephen Edward resigned
    director
  18. 2015-03-31
    ➕
    HILL, Jonathan Richard appointed
    director
  19. 2015-03-30
    ➖
    REILEY, Kelly resigned
    director
  20. 2015-03-30
    ➕
    YOUNG, Stephen Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2011-07-29
    ➕
    ALFUTH, Paul appointed
    director
  22. 2011-07-29
    ➖
    PRICE, Mark David resigned
    director
  23. 2011-07-29
    ➕
    REILEY, Kelly appointed
    director
  24. 2011-07-29
    ➖
    YOUNG, Stephen Edward resigned
    director
  25. 2011-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUA ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS LIMITED
  26. 2011-06-13
    ➕
    PRICE, Mark David appointed
    director
  27. 2011-06-13
    ➕
    YOUNG, Stephen Edward 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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark David Price
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/09/2016

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
Incorporated2011-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

3 Blackstone Road
Stukeley Meadows Industrial Estate
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 6EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ALFUTH, Paul→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-07-29
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Active
HILL, Jonathan Richard→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRICE, Mark David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRICE, Mark David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-06-13 · resigned 2011-07-29
Resigned
REILEY, Kelly→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-07-29 · resigned 2015-03-30
Resigned
YOUNG, Stephen Edward→
director · ~73y · appointed 2015-03-30 · resigned 2015-08-01
Resigned
YOUNG, Stephen Edward→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-06-13 · resigned 2011-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-21