AQUA SPECIALISTS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15069276 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-14
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,575 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£1
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £7.6k |
| Current assets | — | £7.6k |
| Net assets | £1 | £7.6k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-07-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUA SPECIALISTS LTD
- 2023-08-14➕MORRIS, Stuart appointedsecretary
- 2023-08-14➕MORRIS, Angela Marie appointeddirector
- 2023-08-14➕MORRIS, Stuart Clifford appointeddirector
- 2023-08-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stuart Clifford Morris Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/08/2023 |
Mrs Angela Marie Morris Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MORRIS, Angela Marie→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-08-14
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MORRIS, Stuart Clifford→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2023-08-14
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-14