AP ENGINEERING (UK) LTD

🌳Matureactive
04515602 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
71 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
75
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 Liabilities
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£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets—£527
Current assets—£37.3k
Net assets—£527

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-04-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-04-24
    ➕
    COLLINS, John William Frederick appointed
    director
  5. 2026-04-24
    ➖
    TOWLER, Jason Scott resigned
    director
  6. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-12-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-12-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-12-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-12-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-12-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2024-12-01
    ➕
    COLLINS, John William Jeffrey appointed
    director
  15. 2024-12-01
    ➖
    ANDREWS, Keith resigned
    director
  16. 2024-12-01
    ➕
    TOWLER, Jason Scott appointed
    director
  17. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-07-16
    ➖
    PUDNEY, Alexander Anthony resigned
    director
  23. 2018-07-16
    ➖
    PUDNEY, Susan resigned
    director
  24. 2014-09-02
    ➕
    PUDNEY, Susan appointed
    director
  25. 2013-06-27
    ➖
    COLLINS, Charles James resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-08-23
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Keith appointed
    director
  27. 2002-08-30
    ➕
    COLLINS, Charles James appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-08-30
    ➕
    PUDNEY, Alexander Anthony appointed
    director
  29. 2002-08-23
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-08-23
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2002-08-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AP ENGINEERING (UK) LTD
  32. 2002-08-20
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2002-08-20
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John William Jeffry Collins
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/12/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Jason Scott Towlerceased 24/04/2026· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Keith Andrewsceased 01/12/2024· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2002-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Unit 67 Shipyard Estate
Brightlingsea
Colchester
CO7 0AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

COLLINS, John William Frederick→
director · ~35y · appointed 2026-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, John William Jeffrey→
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, Charles James→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-30 · resigned 2013-06-27
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-20 · resigned 2002-08-23
Resigned
ANDREWS, Keith→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-08-23 · resigned 2024-12-01
Resigned
PUDNEY, Alexander Anthony→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-08-30 · resigned 2018-07-16
Resigned
PUDNEY, Susan→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-09-02 · resigned 2018-07-16
Resigned
TOWLER, Jason Scott→
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-12-01 · resigned 2026-04-24
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-20 · resigned 2002-08-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20