AQUA CRYSTAL UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08021343 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-05

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-05-30
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-19
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-13
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-08-28
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-04-09
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-01-18
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-01-26
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-04-08
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-21
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-04-09
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-01-23
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2012-04-05
🏢
Company incorporated
As AQUA CRYSTAL UK LIMITED
2012-04-05
➕
FARES, Jillian Margaret appointed
director
2012-04-05
➕
KAHAN, Barbara appointed
director
2012-04-05
➖
KAHAN, Barbara resigned
director

Owner dependency

90/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Jillian Margaret Fares Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66	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.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Other · ST postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
AMANSELLERS LIMITED→ 15820209 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
AMAX CORPORATION LIMITED→ 11900878 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
AMBRIDGE THERMOPLASTICS LIMITED→ 09038616 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
AMG LIGHTING LTD→ 07822088 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
AMM INNOVATIONS LTD→ 14010120 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
AMOTO WHEELS→ 13012855 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ANKE TECHNOLOGY LTD→ 10059012 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
ANT MORRIS LTD→ 13570708 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
ANTHONY JOHN FINNEY LTD→ 16849168 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
APEX DYNAMICS UK LIMITED→ 11566594 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
APOLLO EXCHANGE LTD→ 12740141 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
AQUA LIME HEALTH CARE LTD→ 14381065 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-04-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

17 Airdale Road

Stone

Staffordshire

ST15 8DP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-19

Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FARES, Jillian Margaret→

director · ~66y · appointed 2012-04-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KAHAN, Barbara→

director · ~95y · appointed 2012-04-05 · resigned 2012-04-05

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.