A P SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
03740787 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-25
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 2025
Net worth
£27.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (2 active, 19 linked, 17 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £27,288

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£27k
Current Assets
£83k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£27.3k
Current assets£82.7k
Net assets£27.3k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-02-25
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    HALL, Daniel Peter resigned
    director
  4. 2026-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2025-09-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-09-16
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    HALL, Daniel Peter appointed
    director
  8. 2025-09-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-09-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-02-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-01-03
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    SMITH, Lauren resigned
    director
  14. 2024-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-12-13
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  16. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-01-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-01-05
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    ANDERSON, David appointed
    director
  19. 2022-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-03-02
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    mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  21. 2021-12-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2021-11-26
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    WINSPER, Colin Edward, Dr resigned
    director
  23. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-06-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2021-05-27
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    ANDERSON, David resigned
    director
  26. 2020-10-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2020-10-28
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    POLLAK, Shaun resigned
    director
  28. 2020-09-15
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    POLLAK, Shaun appointed
    director
  29. 2020-09-15
    ➕
    SMITH, Lauren appointed
    director
  30. 2020-04-27
    ➖
    RITCHIE, Karen resigned
    director
  31. 2019-08-26
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    WINSPER, Colin Edward, Dr appointed
    director
  32. 2018-10-08
    ➕
    RITCHIE, Karen appointed
    director
  33. 2018-09-20
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    MATHUR, Anshuman resigned
    director
  34. 2018-08-20
    ➖
    EDWARDS, Natasha Dawn resigned
    director
  35. 2018-06-27
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    EDWARDS, Natasha Dawn appointed
    director
  36. 2017-07-12
    ➖
    LEIPER, Sean Mctavish resigned
    director
  37. 2017-07-01
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    LEIPER, Sean Mctavish appointed
    director
  38. 2017-03-02
    ➖
    ANDREW, Carol-Marie resigned
    director
  39. 2017-03-02
    ➕
    MATHUR, Anshuman appointed
    director
  40. 2016-08-26
    ➖
    JAQUES, Russell resigned
    director
  41. 2016-07-22
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    ANDREW, Carol-Marie appointed
    director
  42. 2016-06-10
    ➕
    JAQUES, Russell appointed
    director
  43. 2015-09-17
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    WOODFORD, Lee Grant resigned
    director
  44. 2015-08-19
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    HUMPHREYS, Bryn Robert appointed
    secretary
  45. 2015-05-11
    ➖
    DEVLIN, Lauren resigned
    director
  46. 2014-06-11
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    WOODFORD, Lee Grant appointed
    director
  47. 2014-06-01
    ➕
    DEVLIN, Lauren appointed
    director
  48. 2014-05-30
    ➖
    WOODFORD, Susan resigned
    secretary
  49. 2014-05-30
    ➕
    ANDERSON, David appointed
    director
  50. 2014-05-30
    ➖
    WOODFORD, Darren Neil resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Da Capital Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Da Capital Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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A P SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS LTD
This company · 03740787

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
Da Capital Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/09/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Andersonceased 13/09/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1999-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

36 Lion Chambers John William Street
Huddersfield
HD1 1ES
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (2 active · 17 resigned)

HUMPHREYS, Bryn Robert→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-01-05
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Active
WOODFORD, Susan→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-25 · resigned 2014-05-30
Resigned
ANDERSON, David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-05-30 · resigned 2021-05-27
Resigned
ANDREW, Carol-Marie→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-07-22 · resigned 2017-03-02
Resigned
DEVLIN, Lauren→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2015-05-11
Resigned
EDWARDS, Natasha Dawn→
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-06-27 · resigned 2018-08-20
Resigned
HALL, Daniel Peter→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-09-16 · resigned 2026-02-25
Resigned
JAQUES, Russell→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-06-10 · resigned 2016-08-26
Resigned
LEIPER, Sean Mctavish→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-07-01 · resigned 2017-07-12
Resigned
MATHUR, Anshuman→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-03-02 · resigned 2018-09-20
Resigned
POLLAK, Shaun→
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-09-15 · resigned 2020-10-28
Resigned
RITCHIE, Karen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-10-08 · resigned 2020-04-27
Resigned
SMITH, Lauren→
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-09-15 · resigned 2024-01-03
Resigned
WINSPER, Colin Edward, Dr→
director · ~88y · appointed 2019-08-26 · resigned 2021-11-26
Resigned
WOODFORD, Darren Neil→
director · ~49y · appointed 2001-12-21 · resigned 2014-05-30
Resigned
WOODFORD, Lee Grant→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-06-11 · resigned 2015-09-17
Resigned
WOODFORD, Lee Grant→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-01-27 · resigned 2008-10-17
Resigned
WOODFORD, Peter John→
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-03-25 · resigned 2014-05-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property05/11/2004—
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Recent filings (117 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11