AQUA CIVILS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12334339 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-26
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£204.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 5.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £204,091
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£204k
Current Assets
£227k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-20 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £237.8k |
| Current assets | £226.7k |
| Net assets | £204.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-03-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2026-03-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Charterbank Capital Limited
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Charterbank Capital Limited
- 2019-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUA CIVILS LIMITED
- 2019-11-26➕LAESSING, Daniel Ekkehard appointeddirector
- 2019-11-26➕TIPPING, John Edward appointeddirector
- 2019-11-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Ekkehard Laessing Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/11/2019 |
Mr John Edward Tipping Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/11/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Registered office
Corn Barn Jolly's Lane
Porthtowan
Truro
TR4 8AX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-20
Last made up to: 2026-03-20
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LAESSING, Daniel Ekkehard→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TIPPING, John Edward→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Charterbank Capital Charterbank Capital Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 11/11/2022 | 09/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Charterbank Capital Charterbank Capital Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/04/2021 | 09/03/2026 |
Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30