B AQUA AND ANIMAL FEEDS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09560949 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£224.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: 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 (58/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
31 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £224,202
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£16k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£224k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£311k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £396.4k | £328.4k |
| Current assets | £311.0k | £254.8k |
| Cash | £16.2k | £22.9k |
| Debtors | £294.8k | £180.8k |
| Net assets | £224.2k | £167.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-22➖WILSON, Callum resigneddirector
- 2022-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-07✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-06-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-06-01➕WILSON, Callum appointeddirector
- 2015-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs B AQUA AND ANIMAL FEEDS LIMITED
- 2015-04-25➕CARRIE, Steven David appointedsecretary
- 2015-04-25➕CARRIE, Steven David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven David Carrie Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Stacey Carrie Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/09/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BAWAN TRAVEL LTD→ 13807979 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit F
New Potter Grange Road
Goole
East Yorkshire
DN14 6BZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CARRIE, Steven David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-04-25
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CARRIE, Steven David→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-04-25
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WILSON, Callum→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-06-01 · resigned 2022-10-22
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-21
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-01
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24