AQUIKO LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16140657 · ltd · incorporated 2024-12-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 52103SIC 52103
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-30📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-04-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-04-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-09➕VAN NIEUWENHUIJZEN, Jacob appointeddirector
- 2025-04-09➕VAN NIEUWENHUIJZEN, Martinus appointeddirector
- 2024-12-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUIKO LIMITED
- 2024-12-17➕VAN NIEUWENHUIJZEN, Maria Johanna appointeddirector
- 2024-12-17📄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
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacob Van Nieuwenhuijzen Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/04/2025 |
Martinus Van Nieuwenhuijzen Individual · British · DOB 11/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/04/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Maria Johanna Van Nieuwenhuijzenceased 09/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Hall Farm Main Street
Rampton
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 0HR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
VAN NIEUWENHUIJZEN, Jacob→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-04-09
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VAN NIEUWENHUIJZEN, Maria Johanna→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-12-17
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VAN NIEUWENHUIJZEN, Martinus→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-04-09
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-04-30
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-12-17