APTUS PROFESSIONAL LTD
💤Zombieactive
06433911 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£9.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
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
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £9,258
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,182 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£9k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.1k | £31.8k |
| Current assets | £23.0k | £27.1k |
| Net assets | £9.3k | £13.4k |
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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-09-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-09-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2007-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs APTUS PROFESSIONAL LTD
- 2007-11-22➕BENDALL, Emma Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-22➕BENDALL, Adam appointeddirector
- 2007-11-22➕INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-11-22➖INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam James Bendall Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 22/11/2016 |
Mrs Emma Elizabeth Bendall Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/09/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| APPROCOURT LIMITED→ 02996133 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| ARBUTUS TECHNICAL CONSULTING LIMITED→ 06411168 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ARCHWINGS UK LIMITED→ 14210546 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Punters House
Park Road
Malmesbury
SN16 0BX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BENDALL, Emma Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BENDALL, Adam→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2007-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2007-11-22
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-21