A.P.M. HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05361602 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-11
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 16.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-20
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2022-05-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2022-05-19
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-03-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-03-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2014-02-17
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    HYAMS, Gareth Peter appointed
    director
  17. 2013-07-13
    ➖
    HYAMS, Allen James resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-07-13
    ➖
    HYAMS, Allen James resigned
    director
  19. 2010-03-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Peter Alan Hyams, Gareth Peter Hyams, Alan Gerrard Hyams and Heritage Trustees LTD as the Trustees of the A.P.M. Metals Limited Pension Scheme
  20. 2005-02-16
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    HYAMS, Alan Gerard appointed
    director
  21. 2005-02-16
    ➕
    HYAMS, Peter Alan appointed
    director
  22. 2005-02-16
    ➕
    HYAMS, Allen James appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-02-16
    ➖
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2005-02-16
    ➕
    HYAMS, Allen James appointed
    director
  25. 2005-02-16
    ➖
    MILNE, Alan Robert resigned
    director
  26. 2005-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A.P.M. HOLDINGS LIMITED
  27. 2005-02-11
    ➕
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2005-02-11
    ➕
    MILNE, Alan Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Alan Hyams
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Alan Gerard Hyams
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Plantation Works Eurolink Way
Crown Quay Lane
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 3HH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HYAMS, Alan Gerard→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-02-16
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Active
HYAMS, Gareth Peter→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-02-17
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Active
HYAMS, Peter Alan→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-02-16
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Active
HYAMS, Allen James→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-16 · resigned 2013-07-13
Resigned
ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-02-11 · resigned 2005-02-16
Resigned
HYAMS, Allen James→
director · ~92y · appointed 2005-02-16 · resigned 2013-07-13
Resigned
MILNE, Alan Robert→
director · ~85y · appointed 2005-02-11 · resigned 2005-02-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Peter Alan Hyams, Gareth Peter Hyams, Alan Gerrard Hyams and Heritage Trustees as the Trustees of the A.P.M. Metals Pension Scheme
Peter Alan Hyams, Gareth Peter Hyams, Alan Gerrard Hyams and Heritage Trustees LTD as the Trustees of the A.P.M. Metals Limited Pension Scheme
Legal charge1 property23/03/2010—
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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-05-20
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-10-15