APEX ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC SERVICES LTD.

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03075775 · ltd · incorporated 1995-07-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£375.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 61100Wired telecommunications activities
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
  • 62030Computer facilities management activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £375,608

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£376k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£499k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£100k£200k£299k£399k£499kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£377.0k£243.2k
Current assets£498.9k£329.7k
Net assets£375.6k£241.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-04-03
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  3. 2024-03-21
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  4. 2023-04-26
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  5. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-22
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-19
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    address · AD01
  8. 2020-03-27
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-04
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-06-30
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    HINCKLEY, Geoffrey Cedric resigned
    director
  11. 2019-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-15
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  13. 2017-04-27
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  14. 2016-04-20
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-07
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  16. 2015-04-21
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    accounts · AA
  17. 1995-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As APEX ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC SERVICES LTD.
  18. 1995-07-04
    ➕
    HINCKLEY, Richard Anthony appointed
    secretary
  19. 1995-07-04
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    HINCKLEY, Richard Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 1995-07-04
    ➕
    HINCKLEY, Geoffrey Cedric appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Anthony Hinckley
Individual · English · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest09/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

Oakwood House
Oak Lane
Cannock
Staffordshire
WS11 1RZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HINCKLEY, Richard Anthony→
secretary · appointed 1995-07-04
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Active
HINCKLEY, Richard Anthony→
director · ~59y · appointed 1995-07-04
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Active
HINCKLEY, Geoffrey Cedric→
director · ~84y · appointed 1995-07-04 · resigned 2019-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-04