AQUATEC DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14304448 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-18
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-11.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £11,850
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£12k
↓ 136% YoY
Current Assets
£556
↓ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-11.8k | £-5.0k |
| Current assets | £556 | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £-11.8k | £-5.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUATEC DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2022-08-18➕LAMBERT, Simon appointeddirector
- 2022-08-18➕MADDOCKS, Carl Campbell appointeddirector
- 2022-08-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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 Carl Campbell Maddocks Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/08/2022 |
Mr Simon Lambert Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/08/2022 |
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
Incorporated2022-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
68 Buxton Road
Stockport
Cheshire
SK2 6NB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LAMBERT, Simon→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MADDOCKS, Carl Campbell→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-22