AQUINE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08169216 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-06
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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year to Mar 2025
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
35 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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-06-11
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    CURTIS, Allan John resigned
    director
  6. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-08-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  15. 2016-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUINE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  18. 2012-08-06
    ➕
    CURTIS, Emma Louise Margaret appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-08-06
    ➕
    CURTIS, Emma Louise Margaret appointed
    director
  20. 2012-08-06
    ➕
    CURTIS, Marilyn Margaret appointed
    director
  21. 2012-08-06
    ➕
    CURTIS, Allan John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Emma Louise Margaret Curtis
Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control07/08/2016
Mrs Marilyn Margaret Curtis
Individual · British · DOB 02/1944 · age 82
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/04/2025

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
Incorporated2012-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

High Stennerley
Lowick Green
Ulverston
Cumbria
LA12 8ER

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CURTIS, Emma Louise Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2012-08-06
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Active
CURTIS, Emma Louise Margaret→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-08-06
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Active
CURTIS, Marilyn Margaret→
director · ~82y · appointed 2012-08-06
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Active
CURTIS, Allan John→
director · ~88y · appointed 2012-08-06 · resigned 2024-06-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-19