AQUA AIMS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10498598 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-28
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
£9.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
29 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £9,325
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,787 YoY
Cash YoY
+108%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£40k
↑ 108% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£43k
↑ 87% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.4k | £11.2k |
| Current assets | £42.5k | £22.8k |
| Cash | £40.2k | £19.3k |
| Debtors | £2.3k | £3.5k |
| Net assets | £9.3k | £11.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-17➕BROOMFIELD, Carol Christine appointeddirector
- 2025-01-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUA AIMS LIMITED
- 2016-11-28➕FOWLER, Brad appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Brad Fowler Individual · British · DOB 01/1994 · age 32 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANGLIAN CARE LIMITED→ 06392124 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ANGLIAN CARE SERVICES LIMITED→ 06392128 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ANIMATING EDUCATION CIC→ 15153348 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANTON SMITH ACADEMY (ASA) LTD→ 10891564 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| APOLLO AUDIO HERTFORD LIMITED→ 12616015 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AQUA AIMS RAYLEIGH LIMITED→ 16198292 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARMIGER TRAINING SERVICES LTD→ 10314708 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ART RIDER TRAINING LIMITED→ 06905244 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ARTHOUSE RETREAT STUDIO LTD→ 15058021 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASECONDCHANCE LTD→ 06794506 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ASHINGDON PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED→ 03803490 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| ASOCIATIA MOLDOVENILOR DIN MAREA BRITANIE (AMMB) CIC→ 17056045 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
162-164 High Street
Rayleigh
Essex
SS6 7BS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BROOMFIELD, Carol Christine→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOWLER, Brad→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2016-11-28
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08