APEX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06835735 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-03

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£221.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

62020Information technology consultancy activities
62090Other information technology service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 3 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

7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 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 · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £221,615

Cash YoY

-11%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£320k

↓ 11% YoY

Net Worth

£222k

↑ 6.7% YoY

Current Assets

£321k

↓ 11% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£221.6k	£241.6k
Current assets	£320.9k	£361.8k
Cash	£319.7k	£358.8k
Debtors	£1.1k	£3.1k
Net assets	£221.6k	£207.6k

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

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-11-12
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accounts · AA
2025-06-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
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capital · SH03
2023-03-01
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officers · CH01
2022-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
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capital · SH06
2021-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
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miscellaneous · OC
2021-02-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-01
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PRESCOTT, Alan John resigned
director
2013-03-14
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PRESCOTT, Alan John appointed
director
2012-07-03
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PARSONAGE, Anthony David appointed
director
2012-04-06
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JACKSON, Natalie appointed
director
2012-04-06
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OWEN, Martyn Andrew appointed
director
2012-04-06
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TATTERSALL, Simon Gary appointed
director
2009-03-03
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Company incorporated
As APEX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
2009-03-03
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JONES, Richard Karl appointed
secretary
2009-03-03
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JONES, Richard Karl appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Karl Jones Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/06/2018
Mr Anthony David Parsonage Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	02/03/2017
Mrs Melanie Kate Parsonage Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2009-03-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

7 St. Petersgate

Stockport

Cheshire

SK1 1EB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-18

Last: 2026-03-04