AQUAVITRUM LTD

💤Zombieactive
08313370 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-29
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
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-6.76M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28290
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 38320SIC 38320
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -44% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,756,814
Cash draining
Cash down 44% YoY
Cash YoY
-44%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£48k
↓ 44% YoY
Net Worth
-£6.8m
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£218k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£6.8m-£5.4m-£4.0m-£2.6m-£1.2m£218kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-6.76M£-6.10M
Current assets£218.1k£152.2k
Cash£47.8k£85.5k
Debtors£127.1k£18.0k
Net assets£-6.76M£-6.10M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2024-09-10
    ➖
    WEAVER, Steven resigned
    director
  5. 2024-09-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-01-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-01-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-01-11
    ➕
    WEAVER, Steven appointed
    director
  9. 2023-12-31
    ➖
    MARREIROS, Tania Isabel Osborne resigned
    director
  10. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-06-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-05-28
    ➕
    MARREIROS, Tania Isabel Osborne appointed
    director
  18. 2020-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-03-27
    ➖
    ROGERS, Paul Alan resigned
    director
  20. 2020-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2019-11-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2018-03-19
    ➖
    INGRAM, William Eugene resigned
    director
  23. 2013-10-07
    ➕
    INGRAM, Ross Angus appointed
    director
  24. 2013-10-07
    ➕
    INGRAM, William Eugene appointed
    director
  25. 2012-11-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AQUAVITRUM LTD
  26. 2012-11-29
    ➕
    ROGERS, Paul Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28290 — SIC 28290

Registered office

Plot 6 Riverside Industrial Park
Coneger Road, Off Chickenhall Lane
Eastleigh
SO50 6JQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

INGRAM, Ross Angus→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INGRAM, William Eugene→
director · ~83y · appointed 2013-10-07 · resigned 2018-03-19
Resigned
MARREIROS, Tania Isabel Osborne→
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-05-28 · resigned 2023-12-31
Resigned
ROGERS, Paul Alan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-11-29 · resigned 2020-03-27
Resigned
WEAVER, Steven→
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-01-11 · resigned 2024-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-26