AQUA-SOL PRODUCTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
07966084 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-27
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
34 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-05-01➕LAWS, Malcolm Raymond appointeddirector
- 2012-05-01➕LAWS, Susan Deborah appointeddirector
- 2012-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUA-SOL PRODUCTS LTD
- 2012-02-27➕VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
- 2012-02-27➖VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Malcolm Raymond Laws Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Solo House The Courtyard
London Road
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 1AT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
LAWS, Malcolm Raymond→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2012-05-01
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LAWS, Susan Deborah→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-05-01
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VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2012-02-27 · resigned 2012-02-27
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-27