AQUARIUS MANAGEMENT LTD

🌳Matureactive
07928545 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-30
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.10M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
64 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £3,095,506

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
Net Worth
£3.1m
Current Assets
£1.7m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£3.10M
Current assets£1.75M
Cash£1.2k
Debtors£1.75M
Net assets£3.10M

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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  2. 2025-12-18
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  3. 2025-12-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-12-18
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  5. 2025-12-18
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  6. 2025-12-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-09-01
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    address · AD01
  8. 2025-08-29
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  9. 2025-06-12
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  10. 2025-04-14
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  11. 2025-02-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
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  12. 2024-12-11
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  13. 2024-05-11
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  14. 2023-07-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2023-07-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2023-07-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  17. 2023-07-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2023-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  19. 2023-01-23
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2023-01-23
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    capital · SH02
  21. 2023-01-23
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    capital · SH08
  22. 2012-01-31
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    BAILEY, David James appointed
    director
  23. 2012-01-31
    ➕
    REYNOLDS, Guy Nicholas appointed
    director
  24. 2012-01-30
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUARIUS MANAGEMENT LTD
  25. 2012-01-30
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  26. 2012-01-30
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    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 60 — 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 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Guy Nicholas Reynolds
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr David James Bailey
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

The Chapel
Old Cherry Lane
Lymm
WA13 0TA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BAILEY, David James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REYNOLDS, Guy Nicholas→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-01-30 · resigned 2012-01-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-18
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11