APEX UK SALES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04911624 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-25

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£67.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 18129

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 79/100 (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: 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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 £67,229

Cash YoY

+19%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£11k

↑ 19% YoY

Net Worth

£67k

↑ 37% YoY

Current Assets

£101k

↑ 33% 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	£79.6k	£89.3k
Current assets	£101.0k	£76.0k
Cash	£10.7k	£9.0k
Debtors	£90.3k	£67.0k
Net assets	£67.2k	£49.1k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-04-09
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accounts · AA
2025-09-03
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accounts · AA
2025-01-03
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officers · TM01
2024-12-31
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JACOBS-WATERSCHOOT, Maria Arnolda Petronella resigned
director
2024-09-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
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HARVEY, Jean resigned
secretary
2023-11-01
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HARVEY, Nicholas Alan resigned
director
2023-11-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-25
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officers · CH01
2023-07-25
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officers · CH01
2023-07-14
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accounts · AA
2022-07-13
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accounts · AA
2021-05-14
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accounts · AA
2021-02-03
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address · AD01
2020-11-04
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accounts · AA
2020-04-30
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officers · CH01
2019-09-13
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accounts · AA
2019-05-08
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officers · CH01
2019-05-08
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officers · AP01
2019-04-30
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VAN CUIJK, Ruud, Dr appointed
director
2019-03-26
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officers · CH01
2014-11-26
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RALTON, Kenneth Frederic appointed
director
2014-11-26
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JACOBS-WATERSCHOOT, Maria Arnolda Petronella appointed
director
2003-09-25
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Company incorporated
As APEX UK SALES LIMITED
2003-09-25
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HARVEY, Jean appointed
secretary
2003-09-25
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HARVEY, Nicholas Alan appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kenneth Frederic Ralton Individual · American · DOB 06/1968 · age 58	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-09-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

7 Marconi Gate

Staffordshire Technology Park

Stafford

ST18 0FZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-15

Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

RALTON, Kenneth Frederic→

director · ~58y · appointed 2014-11-26

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Active

VAN CUIJK, Ruud, Dr→

director · ~46y · appointed 2019-04-30

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Active

HARVEY, Jean→

secretary · appointed 2003-09-25 · resigned 2023-11-01

Resigned

HARVEY, Nicholas Alan→

director · ~57y · appointed 2003-09-25 · resigned 2023-11-01

Resigned

JACOBS-WATERSCHOOT, Maria Arnolda Petronella→

director · ~68y · appointed 2014-11-26 · resigned 2024-12-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-04-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-09-03

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officers · TM01

2025-01-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-09-16

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-11-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-11-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-25

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

officers · CH01

2023-07-25

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

officers · CH01

2023-07-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-07-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-07-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-27