AQUASENTRY LTD

🌳Matureactive
10179414 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-13
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-12
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2020-10-12
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  11. 2020-10-01
    ➕
    BUCKLE, Karen Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  12. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-07-07
    ➖
    MEIKLE, Kirk Austin resigned
    director
  15. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-02-09
    ➖
    STAINES, Robert Charles Gordon resigned
    director
  20. 2016-06-30
    ➕
    STAINES, Robert Charles Gordon appointed
    director
  21. 2016-06-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  22. 2016-05-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUASENTRY LTD
  23. 2016-05-13
    ➕
    GOFF, Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2016-05-13
    ➕
    PROCTOR, Richard William George appointed
    director
  25. 2016-05-13
    ➕
    MEIKLE, Kirk Austin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

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

Group structure

Darcy Products Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Darcy Products Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AQUASENTRY LTD
This company · 10179414

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Darcy Products Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/05/2016

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
Incorporated2016-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Darcy Products Ltd Brook House
Larkfield Trading Estate, New Hythe Lane
Larkfield
Kent
ME20 6GN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-29
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last: 2026-05-12

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BUCKLE, Karen Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 2020-10-01
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Active
GOFF, Paul→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-05-13
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Active
PROCTOR, Richard William George→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEIKLE, Kirk Austin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-05-13 · resigned 2020-07-07
Resigned
STAINES, Robert Charles Gordon→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-06-30 · resigned 2018-02-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property30/06/2016—
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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-10-12