AQUATECH TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07845509 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£36.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £36,280

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£36k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£15k£22k£29k£36kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£36.3k£36.1k
Net assets£36.3k£36.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-26
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  3. 2023-09-28
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  4. 2022-09-23
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  5. 2021-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-04-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2018-09-26
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  11. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2016-09-23
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  13. 2015-11-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-09-29
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  15. 2015-02-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-06-26
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    HARROP, Michael Brian resigned
    director
  17. 2011-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUATECH TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
  18. 2011-11-11
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    JACKSON-BROWN, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2011-11-11
    ➕
    WILLAN, Derek appointed
    director
  20. 2011-11-11
    ➕
    HARROP, Michael Brian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Central Buildings
5/7 Corporation Street
Hyde
Cheshire
SK14 1AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

JACKSON-BROWN, Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-11-11
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Active
WILLAN, Derek→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-11-11
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Active
HARROP, Michael Brian→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-11-11 · resigned 2012-06-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-30