APH (BREDBURY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04417848 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-16

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£783.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

93 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £783,653

Net assets shrinking

Down £188 YoY

Cash YoY

-13%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£7k

↓ 13% YoY

Net Worth

£784k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£281k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£783.7k	£783.8k
Current assets	£281.2k	£281.3k
Cash	£7.4k	£8.6k
Debtors	£273.7k	£272.7k
Net assets	£783.7k	£783.8k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-07-10
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2025-09-03
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officers · CH01
2025-09-02
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officers · CH01
2025-09-02
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officers · CH01
2025-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
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accounts · AA
2023-07-26
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accounts · AA
2023-07-11
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capital · SH02
2023-07-11
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capital · SH02
2023-07-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-08
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-17
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accounts · AA
2022-01-17
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capital · SH06
2021-10-19
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-10-19
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capital · SH08
2021-10-11
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-10-01
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accounts · AA
2021-08-10
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capital · SH06
2021-08-10
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capital · SH03
2021-08-02
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HARDMAN, David James resigned
secretary
2021-08-02
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HARDMAN, David James resigned
director
2021-08-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-01
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HOOD, Keith appointed
director
2014-09-08
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HULBERT, Ian resigned
director
2013-10-08
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HARDMAN, David James appointed
secretary
2013-10-08
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OLDHAM, Philip Martin resigned
secretary
2013-09-17
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HUNTER, Stuart appointed
director
2013-09-17
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LAITHWAITE, Alan appointed
director
2012-11-02
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HARDMAN, David James appointed
director
2012-11-02
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WOOD, Ian William resigned
director
2002-07-17
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OLDHAM, Philip Martin appointed
director
2002-07-17
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OLDHAM, Philip Martin appointed
secretary
2002-07-17
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GK FORMATIONS TWO LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2002-07-17
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HULBERT, Ian appointed
director
2002-07-17
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WOOD, Ian William appointed
director
2002-07-17
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GK FORMATIONS ONE LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2002-04-16
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Company incorporated
As APH (BREDBURY) LIMITED
2002-04-16
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GK FORMATIONS TWO LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2002-04-16
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GK FORMATIONS ONE LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Philip Martin Oldham Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-04-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Bredbury Parkway

Bredbury

Stockport

Cheshire

SK6 2SN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-17

Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

HOOD, Keith→

director · ~52y · appointed 2020-10-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HUNTER, Stuart→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-09-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LAITHWAITE, Alan→

director · ~58y · appointed 2013-09-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OLDHAM, Philip Martin→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-07-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HARDMAN, David James→

secretary · appointed 2013-10-08 · resigned 2021-08-02

Resigned

OLDHAM, Philip Martin→

secretary · appointed 2002-07-17 · resigned 2013-10-08

Resigned

GK FORMATIONS TWO LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2002-07-17

Resigned

HARDMAN, David James→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-11-02 · resigned 2021-08-02

Resigned

HULBERT, Ian→

director · ~65y · appointed 2002-07-17 · resigned 2014-09-08

Resigned

WOOD, Ian William→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-07-17 · resigned 2012-11-02

Resigned

GK FORMATIONS ONE LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2002-07-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-07-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-03

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-09-03

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-09-02

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-09-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-26

capital-alter-shares-subdivision

capital · SH02

2023-07-11

capital-alter-shares-subdivision

capital · SH02

2023-07-11

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-07-08

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2023-07-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-11