AQUATERA GROUP INCUBATOR LIMITED
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.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2020-04-07📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2020-04-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2020-01-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2020-01-13📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2019-12-11➕JOHNSTONE, Ian Edward appointeddirector
- 2019-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUATERA GROUP INCUBATOR LIMITED
- 2019-11-26➕DAVIES, Gareth John, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-11-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Gareth John Davies Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65 | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 26/11/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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