AQUINAS (SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PROVISIONS) LTD.
🌳Matureactive
09685968 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1300 | 1300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-03-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-10-05➕KOUTAS, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2015-07-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUINAS (SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PROVISIONS) LTD.
- 2015-07-14➕WATKINS, Paul Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 |
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Mr Paul Alan Watkins Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 14/07/2016 |
Mr Christopher Koutas Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/06/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Paul Alan Watkinsceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Registered office
23 Key Road
Clacton-On-Sea
Essex
CO15 3DA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-13
Last: 2026-06-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KOUTAS, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2016-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATKINS, Paul Alan→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2015-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27