APS GB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06853544 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-20
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 5.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45112SIC 45112
  • 45200SIC 45200
  • 71200Technical testing and analysis
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
55 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Turnover—£2.62M
Gross profit—£1.77M
Operating profit—£79.9k
Profit before tax—£29.5k
Average employees25002700

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-03-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2023-12-06
    ➕
    HAWKSWORTH, Andrew appointed
    director
  6. 2023-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-05-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2021-06-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2021-06-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
  15. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2015-01-26
    ➖
    PEARSON, Andrew Philip resigned
    director
  19. 2009-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As APS GB LIMITED
  20. 2009-03-20
    ➕
    ALLEN, Giles Howard appointed
    director
  21. 2009-03-20
    ➕
    PEARSON, Andrew Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Ccm Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ccm Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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APS GB LIMITED
This company · 06853544

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ccm Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest03/07/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Giles Allenceased 21/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Giles Allenceased 06/02/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170

Registered office

Highfield House Astwith Close
Holmewood
Chesterfield
S42 5UR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ALLEN, Giles Howard→
director · ~40y · appointed 2009-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAWKSWORTH, Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-12-06
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Active
PEARSON, Andrew Philip→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-03-20 · resigned 2015-01-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
A registered charge1 property11/06/2021—
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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15