AQUATECH DRILLING LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
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- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
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- 2023-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-01-25➖COUTTS, Mark Edward resigneddirector
- 2012-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUATECH DRILLING LIMITED
- 2012-05-16➕CHARLES, Gordon Edward appointeddirector
- 2012-05-16➕COUTTS, Mark Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gordon Edward Charles Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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