APEX COOLING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04483123 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-11
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees0200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-07-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-07-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2021-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2002-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As APEX COOLING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  19. 2002-07-11
    ➕
    SANDERSON, Tracey Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-07-11
    ➕
    SANDERSON, Tracey Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2002-07-11
    ➕
    WOODS, Austin James appointed
    director
  22. 2002-07-11
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-07-11
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-07-11
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-07-11
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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
Miss Tracey Elizabeth Sanderson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/07/2023
Mr Austin James Woods
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2002-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

235 Foxhall Road
Ipswich
IP3 8LF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SANDERSON, Tracey Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANDERSON, Tracey Elizabeth→
director · ~51y · appointed 2002-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOODS, Austin James→
director · ~49y · appointed 2002-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-11 · resigned 2002-07-11
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-11 · resigned 2002-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-12