AQUATIC INDUSTRIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

10240456 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-20

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03220

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

24 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-03-18
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accounts · AA
2025-02-21
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accounts · AA
2024-03-03
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accounts · AA
2023-03-16
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accounts · AA
2022-04-11
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accounts · AA
2021-06-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-17
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officers · CH01
2020-11-17
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officers · CH03
2020-09-14
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BRADY-EMERY, Daniel resigned
director
2020-09-14
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officers · TM01
2020-09-11
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address · AD01
2020-03-25
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accounts · AA
2019-03-18
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accounts · AA
2018-10-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-04-09
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accounts · AA
2016-06-20
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Company incorporated
As AQUATIC INDUSTRIES LIMITED
2016-06-20
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EMERY, Julie appointed
secretary
2016-06-20
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BRADY-EMERY, Mick appointed
director
2016-06-20
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BRADY-EMERY, Daniel appointed
director
2016-06-20
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean

No 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael John Emery Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/10/2018

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

Incorporated2016-06-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC03220 — SIC 03220

Registered office

61 Bridge Street

Kington

HR5 3DJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-03

Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

EMERY, Julie→

secretary · appointed 2016-06-20

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Active

BRADY-EMERY, Mick→

director · ~67y · appointed 2016-06-20

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Active

BRADY-EMERY, Daniel→

director · ~44y · appointed 2016-06-20 · resigned 2020-09-14

Resigned

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