AQUAMATCH LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12366749 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-17
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-13.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £13,573
Net assets shrinking
Down £30,406 YoY
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
-£14k
↓ 181% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £20.3k | £56.4k |
| Current assets | £32.2k | £108.0k |
| Cash | £4.4k | £3.8k |
| Debtors | £23.7k | £98.7k |
| Net assets | £-13.6k | £16.8k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-06➕KALUZA, Dorota Krystyna appointeddirector
- 2022-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUAMATCH LTD
- 2019-12-17➕KALUZA, Piotr Tomasz appointeddirector
- 2019-12-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Piotr Tomasz Kaluza Individual · Polish · DOB 04/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/12/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Registered office
C/O Colibri Accounting Ltd, 105
Harrow Road
Leighton Buzzard
LU7 4UG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KALUZA, Dorota Krystyna→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KALUZA, Piotr Tomasz→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-11