Aquaid Franchising Limited

Reference number: 739958

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When aquaidwatercoolers.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01223 508109 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CB8 7SG
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Other names (6)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Aquaid Birmingham Trading name
  • Aquaid Essex Trading name
  • Aquaid Glasgow Trading name
  • Aquaid Liverpool Trading name
  • Aquaid North Trading name
  • Aquaid South Coast Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
03505477
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 February 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
10 Kings Court, Willie Snaith Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7SG, England
Nature of business
  • Wholesale of fruit and vegetable juices, mineral water and soft drinks (SIC 46341)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kirsten Ronsholt Searle Director Apr 1967 4 Jan 2002 None
David Paul Fremel Director Nov 1961 13 Jan 2016 None
Aidan Anthony Geraghty Director Mar 1961 13 Jan 2016 None
Uffe Fodgaard Hansen Director Jan 1978 13 Jan 2016 1 other company
Michael O'Donoghue Director Dec 1970 13 Jan 2016 None

Other companies run by these 5 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other company
1
closed down
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£3.09m

−10% from £3.45m

Net assets

£6.47m

+11% from £5.83m

Cash at bank

£2.63m

<1% from £2.63m

Owed within a year

£6.90m

+4.6% from £6.60m

The accounts for the year to 31 March 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £11.6m, for the year to 31 March 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03505477. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Aquaid Franchising’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (23)

2023

2 June 2023

  • Kirsten Ronsholt Searle became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Uffe Fodgaard Hansen no longer has significant control

Companies House

2022

6 July 2022

  • Paul Melville Searle stopped being the majority owner
  • Uffe Fodgaard Hansen gained significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Paul Melville Searle became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

25 March 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1998

5 February 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

  • All 23 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Aquaid Franchising

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Aquaid Franchising. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 23 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Aquaid Franchising Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Aquaid Franchising Limited (FRN 739958) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2016. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Aquaid Franchising’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01223 508109 and the website aquaidwatercoolers.co.uk for Aquaid Franchising. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Aquaid Franchising a scam or clone?
Aquaid Franchising is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Aquaid Franchising?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Aquaid Franchising handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Aquaid Franchising to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Aquaid Franchising?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Aquaid Franchising: Mrs Kirsten Ronsholt Searle (50–75% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Paul Melville Searle and Mr Uffe Fodgaard Hansen.
Who runs Aquaid Franchising?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Aquaid Franchising: Kirsten Ronsholt Searle, David Paul Fremel, Aidan Anthony Geraghty, Uffe Fodgaard Hansen and Michael O'Donoghue.
How long has Aquaid Franchising been in business?
The company was formed on 5 February 1998, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2016.
What do Aquaid Franchising’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show profit before tax of £3.09m (−10% from £3.45m) and net assets of £6.47m (+11% from £5.83m).
Does Aquaid Franchising use any other names?
It trades as Aquaid Birmingham, Aquaid Essex, Aquaid Glasgow, Aquaid Liverpool and Aquaid North, and 1 more names.

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