APR SOUTH WEST LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04986148 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-05
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£4.70M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (58/100).
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 (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £4,695,913
Cash YoY
+24%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£316k
↑ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£4.7m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£766k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.70M | £4.65M |
| Current assets | £766.4k | £654.2k |
| Cash | £316.4k | £254.2k |
| Debtors | £450.0k | £400.0k |
| Net assets | £4.70M | £4.65M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-02➕RISELY, Prudence appointeddirector
- 2023-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-04-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-04-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-04-02📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-04-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-08📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-01-01➖RISELEY, Sarah Alexandra resignedsecretary
- 2003-12-16➕RISELY, Andrew Peter appointeddirector
- 2003-12-16➕RISELEY, Sarah Alexandra appointedsecretary
- 2003-12-09➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-12-09➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-12-05🏢Company incorporatedAs APR SOUTH WEST LIMITED
- 2003-12-05➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-12-05➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RISELY, Prudence (same surname) appointed 2023-03-02. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo 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 Andrew Peter Risely Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
The Warehouse
Anchor Quay
Penryn
Cornwall
TR10 8GZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
RISELY, Andrew Peter→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2003-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RISELY, Prudence→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RISELEY, Sarah Alexandra→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-12-16 · resigned 2006-01-01
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-05 · resigned 2003-12-09
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-05 · resigned 2003-12-09
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Recent filings (73 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-04-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-04-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-04-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-04-02