ALLIANCE OF PRIVATE SECTOR PRACTITIONERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04379814 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-22
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
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
94 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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-05-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-02-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-08-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-08-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2023-07-24
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    HOMER-WHEELER, Sharon resigned
    director
  14. 2023-07-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-02-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2023-02-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-08-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-08-01
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    HOMER-WHEELER, Sharon appointed
    director
  22. 2019-12-31
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    HILLAM, Janet Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  23. 2019-12-31
    ➖
    HILLAM, Janet Elizabeth resigned
    director
  24. 2015-08-12
    ➖
    FLETCHER, Victor John resigned
    secretary
  25. 2015-08-12
    ➕
    HILLAM, Janet Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  26. 2015-08-12
    ➖
    FLETCHER, Victor John resigned
    director
  27. 2014-07-30
    ➕
    TAYLOR-MUNT, Gillian appointed
    director
  28. 2006-05-18
    ➕
    HILLAM, Janet Elizabeth appointed
    director
  29. 2002-02-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLIANCE OF PRIVATE SECTOR PRACTITIONERS LIMITED
  30. 2002-02-22
    ➕
    HEYLINGS, John Falkner appointed
    director
  31. 2002-02-22
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Victor John appointed
    secretary
  32. 2002-02-22
    ➕
    CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2002-02-22
    ➖
    CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2002-02-22
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Victor John appointed
    director
  35. 2002-02-22
    ➕
    CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  36. 2002-02-22
    ➖
    CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Falkner - Heylings
Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Gillian Taylor-Munt
Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

Churchfield House
36 Vicar Street
Dudley
West Midlands
DY2 8RG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

HEYLINGS, John Falkner→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR-MUNT, Gillian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLETCHER, Victor John→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-22 · resigned 2015-08-12
Resigned
HILLAM, Janet Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-12 · resigned 2019-12-31
Resigned
CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-02-22 · resigned 2002-02-22
Resigned
FLETCHER, Victor John→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-02-22 · resigned 2015-08-12
Resigned
HILLAM, Janet Elizabeth→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-05-18 · resigned 2019-12-31
Resigned
HOMER-WHEELER, Sharon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-08-01 · resigned 2023-07-24
Resigned
CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-02-22 · resigned 2002-02-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-07