APEX MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07257399 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-18
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£259.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 80100Private security activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £259,084
Cash YoY
+116%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£405k
↑ 116% YoY
Net Worth
£259k
↑ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£685k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£137k£274k£411k£548k£685kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£324.9k£282.6k
Current assets£685.0k£518.2k
Cash£405.3k£187.5k
Debtors£279.8k£330.7k
Net assets£259.1k£154.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-01-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-01-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2019-04-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-07-04
    ➕
    HENEGHAN, Stephen appointed
    director
  19. 2012-07-04
    ➖
    EDWARDS, James Albert Thomas resigned
    director
  20. 2011-12-15
    ➖
    LYNCH, Sean Michael resigned
    director
  21. 2011-11-14
    ➕
    EDWARDS, James Albert Thomas appointed
    director
  22. 2010-09-29
    ➖
    LYNCH, Timothy Stephen resigned
    director
  23. 2010-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APEX MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD
  24. 2010-05-18
    ➕
    LYNCH, Sean Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2010-05-18
    ➕
    LYNCH, Timothy Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Heneghan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares04/07/2016

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
Incorporated2010-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

The Bridgewater Complex
Canal Street
Bootle
L20 8AH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HENEGHAN, Stephen→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDWARDS, James Albert Thomas→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-11-14 · resigned 2012-07-04
Resigned
LYNCH, Sean Michael→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-05-18 · resigned 2011-12-15
Resigned
LYNCH, Timothy Stephen→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-05-18 · resigned 2010-09-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03