VIVAQUA LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC803109 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-15
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
11
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
    ➕
    ALAM, Aftab appointed
    director
  2. 2025-12-18
    ➕
    JAFAR, Najish appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-18
    ➖
    ELTANTAWY, Salaheldin Samir Ismail Abdelbaky resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-12-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-12-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-12-18
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-12-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-12-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-12-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-12-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2025-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-12-10
    ➕
    ELTANTAWY, Salaheldin Samir Ismail Abdelbaky appointed
    director
  14. 2025-12-10
    ➖
    SZEWCZYK, Grzegorz resigned
    director
  15. 2025-04-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-03-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As VIVAQUA LTD
  17. 2024-03-15
    ➕
    SZEWCZYK, Grzegorz appointed
    director
  18. 2024-03-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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: ELTANTAWY, Salaheldin Samir Ismail Abdelbaky resigned 2025-12-18; SZEWCZYK, Grzegorz resigned 2025-12-10

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aftab Alam
Individual · Indian · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/12/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Salaheldin Samir Ismail Abdelbaky Eltantawyceased 18/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Grzegorz Szewczykceased 10/12/2025· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ALAM, Aftab→
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-12-18
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Active
JAFAR, Najish→
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-12-18
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Active
ELTANTAWY, Salaheldin Samir Ismail Abdelbaky→
director · ~25y · appointed 2025-12-10 · resigned 2025-12-18
Resigned
SZEWCZYK, Grzegorz→
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-03-15 · resigned 2025-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-15