APEX PENSION TRUSTEE COMPANY (1997) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03297462 · ltd · incorporated 1996-12-30
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). 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, 1 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
28 officers (1 active, 28 linked, 18 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
171 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-03-31
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    FRYER, Jane Kathryn resigned
    director
  6. 2024-01-31
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    BENFORD, Colin Arthur resigned
    director
  7. 2024-01-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2023-03-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2021-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-07-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-06-28
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    LINK GROUP CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2019-06-28
    ➖
    LINK GROUP CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2018-06-30
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    JONES, Steve resigned
    director
  23. 2017-11-03
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    CAPITA GROUP SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2017-11-03
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    LINK GROUP CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2017-11-03
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    CAPITA CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2017-11-03
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    LINK GROUP CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2011-03-24
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    KENNELL, Ann Rosemary appointed
    director
  28. 2011-03-24
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    FRYER, Jane Kathryn appointed
    director
  29. 2011-03-04
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    ADDENBROOKE, Michael resigned
    director
  30. 2011-03-04
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    BENFORD, Colin Arthur appointed
    director
  31. 2011-03-04
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    JONES, Steve appointed
    director
  32. 2011-03-04
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    PARKINSON, Stephen David resigned
    director
  33. 2008-12-01
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    CAPITA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2008-12-01
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    CAPITA GROUP SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2008-03-31
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    SHEARER, Richard John resigned
    director
  36. 2008-03-31
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    CAPITA CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  37. 2007-09-29
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    SHEARER, Richard John appointed
    director
  38. 2005-09-01
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    BLACK, Frances Karen Louise resigned
    secretary
  39. 2005-09-01
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    CAPITA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2005-09-01
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    ADDENBROOKE, Michael appointed
    director
  41. 2005-09-01
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    BLACK, Frances Karen Louise resigned
    director
  42. 2005-09-01
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    BRAITHWAITE, David Ronald resigned
    director
  43. 2005-09-01
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    PARKINSON, Stephen David appointed
    director
  44. 2005-09-01
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    STIRRUP, Richard John resigned
    director
  45. 2005-09-01
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    STRONG, Anthony Charles resigned
    director
  46. 2005-09-01
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    STURGESS, Paul Andrew resigned
    director
  47. 2000-09-26
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    MACDONALD, Ian Roy Hunter resigned
    director
  48. 2000-09-01
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    BLACK, Frances Karen Louise appointed
    secretary
  49. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    BLACK, Frances Karen Louise appointed
    director
  50. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    BRAITHWAITE, David Ronald appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 73 events

Owner dependency

100/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Group structure

Apex Corporate Trustees (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Apex Corporate Trustees (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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APEX PENSION TRUSTEE COMPANY (1997) LIMITED
This company · 03297462

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Apex Corporate Trustees (Uk) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-12-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding

Registered office

4th Floor, 140 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4HY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 27 resigned)

KENNELL, Ann Rosemary→
director · ~80y · appointed 2011-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACK, Frances Karen Louise→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2005-09-01
Resigned
JONES, Nicholas Humphrey→
secretary · appointed 1997-02-25 · resigned 1999-09-25
Resigned
PARKINSON, Keith Brian→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-25 · resigned 2000-08-31
Resigned
CAPITA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2008-12-01
Resigned
CAPITA GROUP SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2017-11-03
Resigned
HALCO SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-12-30 · resigned 1997-02-25
Resigned
LINK GROUP CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-11-03 · resigned 2019-06-28
Resigned
ADDENBROOKE, Michael→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2011-03-04
Resigned
AKID, Lionel Barry→
director · ~92y · appointed 1998-04-03 · resigned 1999-09-10
Resigned
BENFORD, Colin Arthur→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-03-04 · resigned 2024-01-31
Resigned
BLACK, Frances Karen Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2005-09-01
Resigned
BRAITHWAITE, David Ronald→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2005-09-01
Resigned
BRAITHWAITE, David Ronald→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-02-25 · resigned 1998-04-03
Resigned
FRYER, Jane Kathryn→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-03-24 · resigned 2024-03-31
Resigned
JONES, Steve→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-03-04 · resigned 2018-06-30
Resigned
MACDONALD, Ian Roy Hunter→
director · ~64y · appointed 1998-09-18 · resigned 2000-09-26
Resigned
MASON, David Nicolas Garbourne→
director · ~83y · appointed 1997-02-25 · resigned 2000-08-31
Resigned
PARKINSON, Keith Brian→
director · ~81y · appointed 1997-02-25 · resigned 2000-08-31
Resigned
PARKINSON, Stephen David→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2011-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (171 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12