AQUA ARTES SWIM SCHOOL LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12494102 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-30➕NIXON, Julia Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2021-01-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUA ARTES SWIM SCHOOL LTD
- 2020-03-03➕NEWTON, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 2020-03-03📄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 6 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 Christopher James Newton Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/03/2020 |
Miss Julia Rebecca Nixon Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/03/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL THEOLOGICAL TRAINING AND CARE LIMITED(THE)→ 00737881 · est 1962 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 63y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
Unit 1 Lindfield Enterprise Park Lewes Road
Lindfield
Haywards Heath
RH16 2LH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
NEWTON, Christopher James→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NIXON, Julia Rebecca→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27