APHS LTD

🌳Matureactive

05784109 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-18

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£12

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68100Buying and selling of own real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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, 2 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

9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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 £12

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£12

~ YoY

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-17	2024-08-17
Total assets	£12	£12
Net assets	£12	£12

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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2023-04-30
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2022-04-10
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2021-04-20
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2020-04-19
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2019-05-11
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accounts · AA
2018-06-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-04-29
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accounts · AA
2017-05-15
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accounts · AA
2017-05-02
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officers · AP01
2017-03-01
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SOMANI, Azim Pyarali Hussein, Dr appointed
director
2016-05-15
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annual-return · AR01
2014-09-07
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SOMANI, Alia Azim resigned
director
2014-09-07
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SOMANI, Naazlin Azim resigned
director
2012-07-01
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SOMANI, Shamir Azim appointed
director
2012-07-01
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SOMANI, Azim Pyarali Hussein, Dr resigned
director
2010-06-23
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SOMANI, Azim Pyarali Hussein, Dr appointed
director
2010-06-23
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SOMANI, Shamir Azim resigned
director
2006-04-19
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INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-04-18
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Company incorporated
As APHS LTD
2006-04-18
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SOMANI, Yasmin Azim appointed
secretary
2006-04-18
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SOMANI, Yasmin Azim appointed
director
2006-04-18
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INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
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2006-04-18
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SOMANI, Alia Azim appointed
director
2006-04-18
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SOMANI, Naazlin Azim appointed
director
2006-04-18
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SOMANI, Shamir Azim 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Azim Pyarali Hussein Somani Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/03/2017

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

Incorporated2006-04-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

46 Beeston Drive

Winsford

CW7 1ER

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-17

Last made up to: 2025-08-17

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-26

Last: 2026-06-12

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

SOMANI, Yasmin Azim→

secretary · appointed 2006-04-18

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Active

SOMANI, Azim Pyarali Hussein, Dr→

director · ~71y · appointed 2017-03-01

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Active

SOMANI, Shamir Azim→

director · ~40y · appointed 2012-07-01

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Active

SOMANI, Yasmin Azim→

director · ~39y · appointed 2006-04-18

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Active

INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-18 · resigned 2006-04-19

Resigned

SOMANI, Alia Azim→

director · ~45y · appointed 2006-04-18 · resigned 2014-09-07

Resigned

SOMANI, Azim Pyarali Hussein, Dr→

director · ~71y · appointed 2010-06-23 · resigned 2012-07-01

Resigned

SOMANI, Naazlin Azim→

director · ~43y · appointed 2006-04-18 · resigned 2014-09-07

Resigned

SOMANI, Shamir Azim→

director · ~40y · appointed 2006-04-18 · resigned 2010-06-23

Resigned

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