AQUA CHURCH LTD
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUA CHURCH LTD
- 2022-08-23➕ALLAN, James appointeddirector
- 2022-08-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Allan Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/08/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Property · ML postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE STREET INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC183228 · est 1998 | £662.4k £563.0k–£761.7k | — | £662.4k | — | 28y | 83 | 72y |
| ALMADA DEVELOPMENTS LTD.→ SC228289 · est 2002 | £594.6k £505.4k–£683.8k | — | £594.6k | — | 24y | 82 | 60y |
| ACFORM INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC336660 · est 2008 | £332.7k £282.8k–£382.6k | — | £332.7k | — | 18y | 83 | 61y |
| BELLSHILL METAL WORKS (GLASGOW) LIMITED→ SC026908 · est 1949 | £263.0k £223.5k–£302.4k | — | £263.0k | — | 77y | 82 | 68y |
| S & J PROPERTY LETTING LTD.→ SC289197 · est 2005 | £55.7k £47.4k–£64.1k | — | £55.7k | — | 20y | 83 | 76y |
| HAMILTON LICENSED GROCERS LTD→ SC329772 · est 2007 | £36.4k £31.0k–£41.9k | — | £36.4k | — | 18y | 83 | 67y |
| FREELANDS PROPERTIES (MAIN STREET) LIMITED→ SC289848 · est 2005 | £19.8k £16.8k–£22.8k | — | £19.8k | — | 20y | 83 | 69y |
| APR PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC023267 · est 1945 | — | — | — | 0 | 81y | 83 | 64y |
| MANSEWOOD FACTORS LIMITED→ SC096696 · est 1986 | — | — | — | 0 | 40y | 83 | 88y |
| A & O QUINTILIANI LIMITED→ SC311440 · est 2006 | — | — | — | — | 19y | 82 | 64y |
| A W BRITTON LIMITED→ SC262068 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 0 | 22y | 82 | 59y |
| ALBERT BARTLETT & SONS (LESLIE) LIMITED→ SC037899 · est 1962 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 63y | 82 | 70y |
9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.