AP16 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05856332 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-23
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£152.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: 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, 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £152,876
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£109k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£153k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£168k
↓ 8.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£37k£73k£110k£147k£184kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£153.2k£159.5k
Current assets£167.9k£183.5k
Cash£108.9k£124.1k
Debtors£59.0k£59.4k
Net assets£152.9k£149.1k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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  2. 2026-03-02
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  3. 2026-03-02
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  4. 2026-03-02
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  5. 2026-01-20
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  6. 2025-07-07
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  7. 2024-01-15
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  8. 2022-12-21
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  9. 2022-01-25
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  10. 2021-10-30
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  11. 2021-10-28
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  12. 2021-10-28
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  13. 2021-01-25
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  14. 2020-01-20
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  15. 2019-07-25
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  16. 2018-02-16
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  17. 2013-01-29
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    CLEMENTS, Paula appointed
    director
  18. 2010-09-30
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    DEMANGEOT, Christophe resigned
    director
  19. 2007-11-01
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    DEMANGEOT, Christophe appointed
    director
  20. 2006-06-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AP16 LIMITED
  21. 2006-06-23
    ➕
    CLEMENTS, Paula appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-06-23
    ➕
    CLEMENTS, Matthew Douglas 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

59/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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 Matthew Douglas Clements
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016
Mrs Paula Clements
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2006-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

51 The Tannery Lawrence Street
York
YO10 3WH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CLEMENTS, Paula→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLEMENTS, Matthew Douglas→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLEMENTS, Paula→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEMANGEOT, Christophe→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-11-01 · resigned 2010-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-30