AQUINOX CONTRACTS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10318453 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-08
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 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
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-08-31
Average employees200

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.

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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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-12-05
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2016-12-01
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    GUTHRIE, Michael Andrew appointed
    director
  12. 2016-08-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2016-08-22
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-08-15
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    GUTHRIE, Deborah appointed
    director
  15. 2016-08-15
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    GUTHRIE, Michael Andrew resigned
    director
  16. 2016-08-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2016-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUINOX CONTRACTS LTD
  18. 2016-08-08
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    GUTHRIE, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  19. 2016-08-08
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    GUTHRIE, Michael Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2016-08-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

74/100
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Andrew Guthrie
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest08/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Ivy House Silksworth Lane
East Herrington
Sunderland
SR3 3PP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

GUTHRIE, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2016-08-08
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Active
GUTHRIE, Deborah→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-08-15
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Active
GUTHRIE, Michael Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-12-01
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Active
GUTHRIE, Michael Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-08-08 · resigned 2016-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-08