THE AQUATIC COLEOPTERA CONSERVATION TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC310150 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-10-13

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

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year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (9 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	0	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2025-08-07
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HAMMOND, Martin Richard appointed
director
2025-08-07
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MACKAY-AUSTIN, Rachel Lindsay appointed
director
2025-08-07
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ROWLEY, Kevin William appointed
director
2025-08-07
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ANGUS, Robert, Dr resigned
director
2025-08-07
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STEWART, Alan John Anthony, Dr resigned
director
2025-08-07
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officers · TM01
2025-08-07
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2025-08-04
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2024-03-21
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2023-03-16
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2022-06-06
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2021-03-30
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2020-03-19
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2019-10-03
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2019-04-04
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2018-04-11
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2017-03-23
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2017-03-23
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2017-03-17
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LAW, Alan, Dr appointed
director
2017-03-01
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DRANE, Anthony Boswell, Mr. resigned
director
2013-11-01
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SADLER, Jonathan, Dr resigned
director
2011-06-19
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LOTT, Derek resigned
director
2011-03-02
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CARR, Ronald appointed
director
2011-03-02
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ANGUS, Robert, Dr appointed
director
2007-03-07
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FOSTER, Andrew Paton appointed
director
2007-03-07
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DRANE, Anthony Boswell, Mr. appointed
director
2006-10-13
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Company incorporated
As THE AQUATIC COLEOPTERA CONSERVATION TRUST
2006-10-13
➕
BILTON, David Thomas, Dr appointed
secretary
2006-10-13
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BILTON, David Thomas, Dr appointed
director
2006-10-13
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FOSTER, Garth, Prof appointed
director
2006-10-13
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LOTT, Derek appointed
director
2006-10-13
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SADLER, Jonathan, Dr appointed
director
2006-10-13
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STEWART, Alan John Anthony, Dr appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ANGUS, Robert, Dr resigned 2025-08-07; STEWART, Alan John Anthony, Dr resigned 2025-08-07

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-10-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

3 Eglinton Terrace

Ayr

Ayrshire

KA7 1JJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-27

Last: 2025-10-13