AQUARIUS FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11060344 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-13
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
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. 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 (77/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-02➖WARD, Matthew Thomas Denham resigneddirector
- 2025-10-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-10-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-23➖AQUARIUS GROUP AG resignedcorporate-director
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-11-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-11-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-08-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-15➕LANE, Richard Scott appointeddirector
- 2019-06-15➖SUMNER, Justin Thomas resigneddirector
- 2019-06-15➕WARD, Matthew Thomas Denham appointeddirector
- 2019-06-15➕AQUARIUS GROUP AG appointedcorporate-director
- 2017-11-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUARIUS FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- 2017-11-13➕SUMNER, Justin Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: WARD, Matthew Thomas Denham resigned 2026-01-02; AQUARIUS GROUP AG resigned 2025-09-23
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Registered office
London (W1w 5pf) Office 167-169 Great Portland Street
5th Floor
London
W1W 5PF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
LANE, Richard Scott→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SUMNER, Justin Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-11-13 · resigned 2019-06-15
WARD, Matthew Thomas Denham→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-06-15 · resigned 2026-01-02
AQUARIUS GROUP AG→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2019-06-15 · resigned 2025-09-23
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Recent filings (47 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-27