APEX ANALYSIS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07537438 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-21
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 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£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-06
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  6. 2023-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-04-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-10-12
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2021-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-02-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2011-03-22
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    POWER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2011-02-21
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    Company incorporated
    As APEX ANALYSIS LIMITED
  20. 2011-02-21
    ➕
    SHARPE, Alison Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2011-02-21
    ➕
    SHARPE, Darren appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-02-21
    ➖
    SHARPE, Darren resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-02-21
    ➕
    SHARPE, Ashleigh Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2011-02-21
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    SHARPE, Ashleigh Jane resigned
    director
  25. 2011-02-21
    ➕
    SHARPE, Darren appointed
    director
  26. 2011-02-21
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    SHARPE, Darren resigned
    director
  27. 2011-02-21
    ➕
    SHARPE, Liam John appointed
    director
  28. 2011-02-21
    ➖
    SHARPE, Liam John resigned
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
Mrs Alison Jane Sharpe
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

C/O Power Accountax Ltd, Mailbox 3, Solent Business Centre
343 Millbrook Road West
Southampton
SO15 0HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

POWER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARPE, Alison Jane→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARPE, Darren→
secretary · appointed 2011-02-21 · resigned 2011-02-21
Resigned
SHARPE, Ashleigh Jane→
director · ~34y · appointed 2011-02-21 · resigned 2011-02-21
Resigned
SHARPE, Darren→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-02-21 · resigned 2011-02-21
Resigned
SHARPE, Liam John→
director · ~35y · appointed 2011-02-21 · resigned 2011-02-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-10-12