AQUILAN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09530616 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-08
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£633.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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 (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £633,337
Cash YoY
+61%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£314k
↑ 61% YoY
Net Worth
£633k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£674k
↑ 2.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £633.3k | £627.9k |
| Current assets | £674.1k | £655.7k |
| Cash | £313.6k | £195.2k |
| Debtors | £360.5k | £460.5k |
| Net assets | £633.3k | £627.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-18➕JENNINGS, Emma Anne appointeddirector
- 2022-08-18➕JENNINGS, Lee David appointeddirector
- 2021-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-09-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2015-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUILAN LIMITED
- 2015-04-08➕JENNINGS, Suzanne appointedsecretary
- 2015-04-08➕JENNINGS, Suzanne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Suzanne Jennings Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities
Registered office
4 King Square
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 3YF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
JENNINGS, Emma Anne→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2022-08-18
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JENNINGS, Lee David→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2022-08-18
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JENNINGS, Suzanne→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-04-08
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14