APC CARDIOVASCULAR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02423606 · ltd · incorporated 1989-09-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£143.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47749
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 31.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 31.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £142,952
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£276k
↑ 8.1% YoY
Net Worth
£143k
↑ 1542% YoY
Current Assets
£964k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £220.7k | £141.2k |
| Current assets | £964.3k | £951.5k |
| Cash | £275.7k | £255.0k |
| Debtors | £510.2k | £449.6k |
| Net assets | £143.0k | £8.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-09-01🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2025-08-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-31🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Npif Ii - Debt Yh LP Acting Through Its General Partner Mbl (General Partner Npif Ii - Debt Yh) Limited
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-02-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-06🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Npif Y&H Debt L.P. Acting Through It’S General Partner Evbl (General Partner Npif Y&H Debt) Limited (“Npiflp”)
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-26🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2021-01-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-01-26🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-01-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-01-15🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-03-31➕LAW-LYONS, Amanda Jayne appointeddirector
- 2012-01-06➕LAW-LYONS, Stephen Alan appointeddirector
- 2012-01-06➖EBDEN, Derrick resignedsecretary
- 2012-01-06➖EBDEN, Derrick resigneddirector
- 2012-01-06➖EBDEN, Sylvia Anne resigneddirector
- 2012-01-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Close Invoice Finance LTD
- 2012-01-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1995-01-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1994-02-01➕EBDEN, Sylvia Anne appointeddirector
- 1994-01-01➖LUPER, Robin Duncan resigneddirector
- 1993-09-01➖TILLEY, Nigel Gordon resigneddirector
- 1992-09-17➕EBDEN, Derrick appointedsecretary
- 1989-09-18🏢Company incorporatedAs APC CARDIOVASCULAR LIMITED
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Alan Law-Lyons Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Amanda Jayne Law-Lyons Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47749 — SIC 47749
Registered office
Whitehall Business Centre
75 School Lane
Hartford
Cheshire
CW8 1PF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
LAW-LYONS, Amanda Jayne→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2013-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAW-LYONS, Stephen Alan→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EBDEN, Derrick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-09-17 · resigned 2012-01-06
EBDEN, Derrick→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2012-01-06
EBDEN, Sylvia Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1994-02-01 · resigned 2012-01-06
LUPER, Robin Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · resigned 1994-01-01
TILLEY, Nigel Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · resigned 1993-09-01
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Npif Ii - Debt Yh LP Acting Through Its General Partner Mbl (General Partner Npif Ii - Debt Yh) Npif Ii - Debt Yh LP Acting Through Its General Partner Mbl (General Partner Npif Ii - Debt Yh) Limited | A registered charge | — | 31/07/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Npif Y&H Debt L.P. Acting Through It’S General Partner Evbl (General Partner Npif Y&H Debt) (“Npiflp”) Npif Y&H Debt L.P. Acting Through It’S General Partner Evbl (General Partner Npif Y&H Debt) Limited (“Npiflp”) | A registered charge | — | 06/04/2022 | 01/09/2025 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/01/2016 | 26/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | Close Invoice Finance Close Invoice Finance LTD | Debenture | 1 property | 06/01/2012 | 26/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge of deposit | 1 property | 04/01/2012 | 26/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 05/01/1995 | 26/01/2021 |
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Recent filings (120 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-09-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23