AQUAPAK HYDROPOLYMERS LTD
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Next accounts due
2025-12-31
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-03 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-20
Watchouts
Cash
£14M
-42.5% vs 2022
Net assets
-£23M
-3,075.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
64
+6.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£24M
-174% vs 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2025-12-31.
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The continuation of the Group as a going concern basis depends on the Group having access to sufficient resources to continue in business throughout the going concern period. The support of its shareholders and the Directors' belief in the ability of the Group to raise additional finance from the equity markets, have led it to continue to invest in the platform and business infrastructure to meet projected long-term forecasts, and not reduce costs beyond minimum levels required. It is clear, however, that the Group will need to conclude a fundraising within the next twelve months as positive cash-flow generation will not be achieved during the going concern period that and the Group, during this time, will not be able to service debt repayments out of operating cash flows when they fall due. As a result of the status of the proposed equity raise, the forecast revenues compared with cash outflows and the need for additional financing, there is a material uncertainty related to the ability of the Group and the Company to raise sufficient additional equity capital before liquidity is exhausted during the going concern review period.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £2,296,380 | £731,599 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£8,013,578 | -£15,221,561 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£8,698,529 | -£23,836,103 | |
| Net profit | — | £373 | £444 | £324 | -£8,698,529 | -£23,836,103 | |
| Cash | £276 | £891,504 | £3,500,941 | £4,974,453 | £24,744,165 | £14,238,926 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,911,061 | — | — | — | £68,699,092 | £42,951,228 | |
| Net assets | £6,911,061 | £14,314,369 | — | — | £775,093 | -£23,061,010 | |
| Equity | £6,911,061 | £14,314,369 | — | £31,643,332 | £775,093 | -£23,061,010 | |
| Average employees | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 64 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £329,456 | £403,239 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31
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Turnover
-68.1%
£2,296,380 £731,599
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Cash
-42.5%
£24,744,165 £14,238,926
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Net assets
-3,075.3%
£775,093 -£23,061,010
lowest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+6.7%
60 64
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
-89.9%
-£8,013,578 -£15,221,561
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Profit before tax
-174%
-£8,698,529 -£23,836,103
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -11.7% | -35.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 56.39x | 27.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -11.67x | -1.65x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- AQUAPAK HYDROPOLYMERS LTD 2016-10-17 → present
- STRAVENCON CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED 2011-01-10 → 2016-10-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The continuation of the Group as a going concern basis depends on the Group having access to sufficient resources to continue in business throughout the going concern period. The support of its shareholders and the Directors' belief in the ability of the Group to raise additional finance from the equity markets, have led it to continue to invest in the platform and business infrastructure to meet projected long-term forecasts, and not reduce costs beyond minimum levels required. It is clear, however, that the Group will need to conclude a fundraising within the next twelve months as positive cash-flow generation will not be achieved during the going concern period that and the Group, during this time, will not be able to service debt repayments out of operating cash flows when they fall due. As a result of the status of the proposed equity raise, the forecast revenues compared with cash outflows and the need for additional financing, there is a material uncertainty related to the ability of the Group and the Company to raise sufficient additional equity capital before liquidity is exhausted during the going concern review period.”
Group structure
- AQUAPAK HYDROPOLYMERS LTD · parent
- Aquapak Polymers Limited 100%
- Aquapak IP Holdings Limited 100%
- Aquapak IP Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOODHOUSE, Richard Alexander Bruce | Secretary | 2025-10-30 | — | — |
| BROADBENT, Guy | Director | 2017-03-20 | Dec 1963 | American |
| LAPPING, Mark Edward | Director | 2018-05-23 | Jan 1969 | British |
| LUSTY, Alan | Director | 2017-03-20 | Nov 1958 | British |
| MCALPINE, Richard Hugh, Mr. | Director | 2020-12-24 | Apr 1958 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTFIELD, Julian | Secretary | 2011-01-10 | 2025-01-20 |
| CONNOLLY, Sandra Michelle | Secretary | 2025-01-20 | 2025-10-30 |
| ANDREWS, Douglas Bruce | Director | 2011-01-10 | 2016-10-17 |
| ATTFIELD, Julian | Director | 2011-01-10 | 2025-01-20 |
| COHEN, Lewis | Director | 2017-03-20 | 2025-08-25 |
| COOPER, Alastair Willis Peter | Director | 2021-01-07 | 2025-01-15 |
| EVERARD, Michael | Director | 2017-03-20 | 2018-05-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Julian Attfield | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-17 | Ceased 2018-03-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 88 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-17 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-20 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-13 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.