AQUINELLA NO.1 LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15475704 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
10 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUINELLA NO.1 LIMITED
- 2024-02-09➕PERRINS, Robert Charles Grenville appointeddirector
- 2024-02-09➕PRITCHARD, Wendy Joan appointeddirector
- 2024-02-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Wendy Joan Pritchard Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 29/02/2024 |
Mr Robert Charles Grenville Perrins Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 29/02/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Hk Nominees Limitedceased 29/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities
Registered office
Berkeley House
19 Portsmouth Road
Cobham
Surrey
KT11 1JG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PERRINS, Robert Charles Grenville→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRITCHARD, Wendy Joan→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2024-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (10 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-09