APEX ENFORCEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04874966 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-22
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
80 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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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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2025-04-28
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  3. 2024-04-28
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  4. 2023-08-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  5. 2023-08-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  9. 2020-04-27
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  10. 2019-03-25
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  11. 2018-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  13. 2016-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-10-01
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    PYE, Margaret Ann appointed
    director
  17. 2009-09-30
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    FIRMSTONE, Colin John resigned
    director
  18. 2009-09-30
    ➖
    HIRD, Paul resigned
    director
  19. 2009-09-30
    ➖
    KEITCH, Richard resigned
    director
  20. 2009-09-30
    ➖
    KNOTT, Howard Geoffrey resigned
    director
  21. 2009-09-30
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    MILLER, Sheldon Roland resigned
    director
  22. 2009-07-06
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    KEITCH, Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2006-06-30
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    PYE, Adam John William appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-06-30
    ➕
    PYE, Adam John William appointed
    director
  25. 2006-06-30
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    JOHN PYE & SONS HOLDINGS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2006-06-30
    ➖
    CHUBB, Nigel Edwin resigned
    secretary
  27. 2006-06-30
    ➕
    FIRMSTONE, Colin John appointed
    director
  28. 2006-06-30
    ➕
    HIRD, Paul appointed
    director
  29. 2006-06-30
    ➖
    JULIOUS, Margaret Ann resigned
    director
  30. 2006-06-30
    ➕
    KNOTT, Howard Geoffrey appointed
    director
  31. 2006-06-30
    ➕
    MILLER, Sheldon Roland appointed
    director
  32. 2003-09-01
    ➕
    CHUBB, Nigel Edwin appointed
    secretary
  33. 2003-09-01
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2003-09-01
    ➕
    JULIOUS, Margaret Ann appointed
    director
  35. 2003-09-01
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2003-08-22
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    Company incorporated
    As APEX ENFORCEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  37. 2003-08-22
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2003-08-22
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Group structure

John Pye & Sons Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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John Pye & Sons Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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APEX ENFORCEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 04874966

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
John Pye & Sons Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest06/04/2016
Mr Adam John William Pye
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Margaret Ann Pyeceased 31/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr John Joseph Pyeceased 31/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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7 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
Incorporated2003-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Apex House
Mosley Street
Nottingham
NG7 7FQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

PYE, Adam John William→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PYE, Adam John William→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PYE, Margaret Ann→
director · ~86y · appointed 2009-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHN PYE & SONS HOLDINGS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHUBB, Nigel Edwin→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2006-06-30
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-22 · resigned 2003-09-01
Resigned
FIRMSTONE, Colin John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
HIRD, Paul→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
JULIOUS, Margaret Ann→
director · ~85y · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2006-06-30
Resigned
KEITCH, Richard→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-07-06 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
KNOTT, Howard Geoffrey→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
MILLER, Sheldon Roland→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-22 · resigned 2003-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-04-27