AQUATERA GROUP INCUBATOR LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC648197 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-11-26
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2020-04-07
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2020-04-07
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2020-01-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2020-01-13
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2019-12-11
    JOHNSTONE, Ian Edward appointed
    director
  6. 2019-12-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2019-11-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AQUATERA GROUP INCUBATOR LIMITED
  8. 2019-11-26
    DAVIES, Gareth John, Dr appointed
    director
  9. 2019-11-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2020-04-07

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Gareth John Davies
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control26/11/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-11-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Block 3 Old Academy Business Centre
Stromness
Orkney
KW16 3AW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIES, Gareth John, Dr
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-11-26
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Active
JOHNSTONE, Ian Edward
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-12-11
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Recent filings (5 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2020-04-07
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2020-01-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2020-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-12-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-11-26