AQUARIAN BROADCAST GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08020638 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 13.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
79 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
77
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 5 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-01-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-01-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-28🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Proplend Security Limited
- 2026-01-28🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Proplend Security Limited
- 2026-01-28🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2026-01-28🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2026-01-28🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-15🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-08-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-06-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-14🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Grosvenor Funding LTD
- 2025-03-14🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Grosvenor Funding LTD
- 2025-03-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Grosvenor Funding LTD
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-03-24➖HALL, Michael Edward resigneddirector
- 2022-03-02➕TUCKER, David William appointeddirector
- 2022-01-12➕TUCKER, Tina Frances appointedsecretary
- 2022-01-12➕TUCKER, Tina Frances appointeddirector
- 2021-08-13➕HALL, Michael Edward appointeddirector
- 2021-07-19➖INCZ, John Scott resigneddirector
- 2020-05-05➕BORGULA, Pavol appointeddirector
- 2020-05-05➖BORGULA, Pavol resigneddirector
- 2020-03-27➖HOWE, Roger Steven resigneddirector
- 2013-03-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-10-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-09-14➕HOWE, Roger Steven appointeddirector
- 2012-09-14➕INCZ, John Scott appointeddirector
- 2012-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUARIAN BROADCAST GROUP LIMITED
- 2012-04-04➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2012-04-04➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David William Tucker Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/03/2025 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Tina Frances Tuckerceased 20/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Mark Arthur Keeleyceased 22/12/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr John Scott Inczceased 01/08/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mr Roger Steven Howeceased 27/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Unit 27, Io Centre 57a Croydon Road
Beddington
Croydon
CR0 4WQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
TUCKER, Tina Frances→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TUCKER, David William→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-03-02
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TUCKER, Tina Frances→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BORGULA, Pavol→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-05-05 · resigned 2020-05-05
HALL, Michael Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-08-13 · resigned 2022-03-24
HOWE, Roger Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-09-14 · resigned 2020-03-27
INCZ, John Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2012-09-14 · resigned 2021-07-19
KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2012-04-04 · resigned 2012-04-04
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Proplend Security Proplend Security Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/01/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Proplend Security Proplend Security Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/01/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Grosvenor Funding Grosvenor Funding LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/03/2025 | 28/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Grosvenor Funding Grosvenor Funding LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/03/2025 | 28/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Grosvenor Funding Grosvenor Funding LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/03/2025 | 28/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 20/03/2013 | 15/08/2025 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 17/10/2012 | 15/08/2025 |
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Recent filings (79 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21