APEX SPECTRUM GROUP LIMITED
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2023-08-31 | 2022-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £26.3k | £28.6k |
| Current assets | £57.8k | £53.4k |
| Cash | £1.9k | £1.9k |
| Debtors | £55.9k | £51.6k |
| Net assets | £937 | £3.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-03-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2026-03-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-10➕MALAGONOY, Rehan Guialanie appointeddirector
- 2025-09-10➖OLSEN, Anthony Richard resigneddirector
- 2025-09-09📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-08-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-01-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-06➖GANNON, Colin resignedsecretary
- 2020-07-06➖GANNON, Colin resigneddirector
- 2005-07-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs APEX SPECTRUM GROUP LIMITED
- 2003-05-29➕GANNON, Colin appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-29➕GANNON, Colin appointeddirector
- 2003-05-29➕OLSEN, Anthony Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2025-08-31
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-03-24: certificate-change-of-name-company
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/07/2005 | — |