AQUA BROADCAST LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12442996 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-05
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
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26309
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46520SIC 46520
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-28
Average employees800

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-08-29
    VALOUSEK, Pavel resigned
    director
  8. 2024-12-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-10-18
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2023-10-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2023-10-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2023-10-18
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  14. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-02-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2023-02-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2023-02-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-09-01
    VALOUSEK, Pavel appointed
    director
  22. 2020-02-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AQUA BROADCAST LIMITED
  23. 2020-02-05
    ZHANG, Ni appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Ni Zhang
Individual · Chinese · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/02/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26309 — SIC 26309

Registered office

Unit 5 Chessington Trade Park
60 Cox Lane
Chessington
Surrey
KT9 1TW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ZHANG, Ni
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-02-05
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Active
VALOUSEK, Pavel
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-09-01 · resigned 2025-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-18