AQUA SULIS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11119852 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-20
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
38 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
Metric2025-02-28
Average employees100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-09-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-09-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-08-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-06-03
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  7. 2025-04-25
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    INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2024-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2021-12-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2021-12-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2021-12-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-03-08
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    TAYLOR, Carole Alison appointed
    director
  20. 2019-03-08
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Jonathan Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2019-03-08
    ➖
    BARRIE, Tracey Maureen, Mrs. resigned
    director
  22. 2019-03-08
    ➖
    LEWIS, Kelly Louise resigned
    director
  23. 2019-03-08
    ➖
    LEWIS, Paul Antony resigned
    director
  24. 2017-12-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUA SULIS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  25. 2017-12-20
    ➕
    BARRIE, Tracey Maureen, Mrs. appointed
    director
  26. 2017-12-20
    ➕
    LEWIS, Kelly Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2017-12-20
    ➕
    LEWIS, Paul Antony appointed
    director

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

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Group structure

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

🏛️
Lwm Ar Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AQUA SULIS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · 11119852

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
Lwm Ar Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/04/2025
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Korber And Clarke Capital Management Limitedceased 04/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Taylored Group Holdings Limitedceased 04/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Jonathan Edward Taylorceased 02/12/2021· significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr Paul Antony Lewisceased 08/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

26 City Business Centre
Hyde Street
Winchester
SO23 7TA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Carole Alison→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Jonathan Edward→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRIE, Tracey Maureen, Mrs.→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-12-20 · resigned 2019-03-08
Resigned
LEWIS, Kelly Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-12-20 · resigned 2019-03-08
Resigned
LEWIS, Paul Antony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-12-20 · resigned 2019-03-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-12-02