AQUATIC WAREHOUSE UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14471615 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-09
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46230
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2022-11-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AQUATIC WAREHOUSE UK LIMITED
  5. 2022-11-09
    DE JONG, Thomas appointed
    director
  6. 2022-11-09
    📄
    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Tohora Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Tohora Holding Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AQUATIC WAREHOUSE UK LIMITED
This company · 14471615

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tohora Holding Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/11/2022

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
Incorporated2022-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46230 — SIC 46230

Registered office

Faulkner House
Victoria Street
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 3SE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DE JONG, Thomas
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-11-09
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Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-09