ACAPS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
05718343 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-22
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£240.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.5y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.5 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £240,538
Net assets shrinking
Down £58,205 YoY
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£218k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Net Worth
£241k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£242k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£61k£122k£182k£243k£304kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£243.9k£305.1k
Current assets£241.9k£304.2k
Cash£217.9k£215.3k
Debtors£21.5k£88.8k
Net assets£240.5k£298.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-22
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-09-08
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-24
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  6. 2021-11-15
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-20
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-23
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-11-22
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-01
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2017-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-01
    OVERTON, Peter Whitney resigned
    secretary
  13. 2017-03-02
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-03-02
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    officers · AP03
  15. 2016-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-04
    OVERTON, Peter Whitney appointed
    secretary
  17. 2016-07-04
    OVERTON, Peter Whitney appointed
    director
  18. 2016-07-04
    OVERTON, Peter Whitney resigned
    director
  19. 2016-07-04
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2011-01-01
    MAHEY, Lisa appointed
    director
  21. 2008-11-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  22. 2006-02-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ACAPS LTD.
  23. 2006-02-22
    MAHEY, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-02-22
    MAHEY, Ram appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Ram Mahey
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Lisa Mahey
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

Easthope Coppice Bridge Bank
Ironbridge
Telford
Shropshire
TF8 7JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MAHEY, Lisa
secretary · appointed 2006-02-22
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Active
MAHEY, Lisa
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-01-01
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Active
MAHEY, Ram
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-02-22
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Active
OVERTON, Peter Whitney
secretary · appointed 2016-07-04 · resigned 2017-10-01
Resigned
OVERTON, Peter Whitney
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-07-04 · resigned 2016-07-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/11/2008
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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-23