AQUAPLANE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. 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.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-15.3k | £-15.0k |
| Current assets | £12.1k | £18.8k |
| Net assets | £-47.9k | £-48.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 officers
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 gazette
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 gazette
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-07-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-07-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-07-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-06-30➖EDGINGTON, Maurice John resignedsecretary
- 2026-06-30➖HALL, Gary Donald resigneddirector
- 2026-05-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-01-09➕EDGINGTON, Maurice John appointedsecretary
- 2022-01-09➕HALL, Gary Donald appointeddirector
- 2022-01-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-01-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-01-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUAPLANE HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2021-06-17➕SHORE, Christopher Thomas appointeddirector
- 2021-06-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30
Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: EDGINGTON, Maurice John resigned 2026-06-30; HALL, Gary Donald resigned 2026-06-30
Group structure
Swim Secure Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Thomas Shore Individual · English · DOB 07/1988 · age 38 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 17/06/2021 |
Swim Secure Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/01/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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