AQUATIC DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC222228 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£112.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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)
Positive net assets
Net assets £112,937

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£113k
↑ 8.0% YoY
Current Assets
£131k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£26k£52k£78k£104k£131kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£112.9k£104.6k
Current assets£130.5k£127.9k
Net assets£112.9k£104.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-01
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-08
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  4. 2022-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2018-09-24
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  10. 2018-08-24
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    officers · AP04
  11. 2018-08-24
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2017-11-06
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    DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2017-11-06
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    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  14. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2010-09-28
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    GORDON, John Scott resigned
    director
  19. 2007-01-24
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    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2007-01-24
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    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-12-05
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    SMITH, Patrick Douglas, Professor appointed
    director
  22. 2001-12-05
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Kim, Dr appointed
    director
  23. 2001-12-05
    ➕
    GORDON, John Scott appointed
    director
  24. 2001-08-21
    ➕
    ADAMS, Alexandra appointed
    director
  25. 2001-08-21
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    VINDEX LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-08-21
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    VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2001-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUATIC DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED
  28. 2001-08-15
    ➕
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-08-15
    ➕
    VINDEX LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2001-08-15
    ➕
    VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alexandra Adams
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-08-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1AL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Alexandra→
director · ~68y · appointed 2001-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Patrick Douglas, Professor→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, Kim, Dr→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-01-24 · resigned 2017-11-06
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-15 · resigned 2007-01-24
Resigned
GORDON, John Scott→
director · ~76y · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2010-09-28
Resigned
VINDEX LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-15 · resigned 2001-08-21
Resigned
VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-15 · resigned 2001-08-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-19