APAX SUPPORT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07192583 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-03-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 87200Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
- 87900Other residential care activities n.e.c.
- 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 48 | 4400 |
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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-13📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2025-02-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-02-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-18➕CODY, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2024-10-18➕PATTEN, Will appointeddirector
- 2024-10-18➕ZIYA, Mertdogan appointeddirector
- 2024-10-18➖ERTOSUN, Engin, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2024-10-18➖ERTOSUN, Osman resigneddirector
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-04➕ERTOSUN, Engin, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2020-04-04➕ERTOSUN, Osman appointeddirector
- 2020-04-04➖GUNEY, Gonul Sema resigneddirector
- 2012-01-31➖GARRETT, Robin Lindsay resigneddirector
- 2010-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs APAX SUPPORT LIMITED
- 2010-03-17➕VAHDATY, Anousha, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2010-03-17➕GARRETT, Robin Lindsay appointeddirector
- 2010-03-17➕GUNEY, Gonul Sema appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mertdogan Ziya Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 18/10/2024 |
Mr Will Patten Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 18/10/2024 |
Mr Stephen Cody Individual · Welsh · DOB 07/1951 · age 75 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 18/10/2024 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr. Engin Ertosunceased 07/02/2022· significant influence
- Mr Osman Ertosunceased 07/02/2022· significant influence
- Mr. Anousha Vahdatyceased 18/10/2024· significant influence
- Miss Gonul Sema Guneyceased 04/04/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
Kirkdale House
258 Kirkdale
London
SE26 4NL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
CODY, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2024-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATTEN, Will→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-10-18
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VAHDATY, Anousha, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-03-17
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ZIYA, Mertdogan→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2024-10-18
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ERTOSUN, Engin, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-04-04 · resigned 2024-10-18
ERTOSUN, Osman→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-04-04 · resigned 2024-10-18
GARRETT, Robin Lindsay→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2010-03-17 · resigned 2012-01-31
GUNEY, Gonul Sema→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-03-17 · resigned 2020-04-04
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Recent filings (62 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-13
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-02-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-25