AQUAPLANE HOLDINGS LIMITED

🚨Distressedactive
13463559 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-17
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-47.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32300
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £47,894

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£48k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£48k-£35k-£21k-£8k£5k£19kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
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.

🔒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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-07-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-07-09
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2026-06-30
    EDGINGTON, Maurice John resigned
    secretary
  6. 2026-06-30
    HALL, Gary Donald resigned
    director
  7. 2026-05-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2025-06-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-11-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-10-31
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2022-01-09
    EDGINGTON, Maurice John appointed
    secretary
  14. 2022-01-09
    HALL, Gary Donald appointed
    director
  15. 2022-01-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2022-01-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2022-01-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2022-01-09
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2022-01-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2022-01-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2021-06-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AQUAPLANE HOLDINGS LIMITED
  22. 2021-06-17
    SHORE, Christopher Thomas appointed
    director
  23. 2021-06-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

1 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

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

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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.

🏛️
Swim Secure Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
AQUAPLANE HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 13463559

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Thomas Shore
Individual · English · DOB 07/1988 · age 38
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control17/06/2021
Swim Secure Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/01/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32300 — SIC 32300

Registered office

Crown House High Street
Tyldesley
Manchester
M29 8AL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SHORE, Christopher Thomas
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-06-17
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Active
EDGINGTON, Maurice John
secretary · appointed 2022-01-09 · resigned 2026-06-30
Resigned
HALL, Gary Donald
director · ~76y · appointed 2022-01-09 · resigned 2026-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-07-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20