APEX ORION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07849127 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-16
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-272025-03-27
Average employees0

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.

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
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-12-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-12-01
    MCLACHLAN, Lindsey Mary appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-10-02
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2024-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-20
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-11-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APEX ORION LIMITED
  18. 2011-11-16
    MCLACHLAN, Lee Alan appointed
    director
  19. 2011-11-16
    PEARL MANAGEMENT appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-10-02: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lee Alan Mclachlan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016
Miss Lindsey Mary Mclachlan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest31/03/2025

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
Incorporated2011-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Old Hall Farm 19 Barnston Lane
Moreton
Wirral
Merseyside
CH46 7TN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-27
Last made up to: 2026-03-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MCLACHLAN, Lee Alan
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-11-16
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Active
MCLACHLAN, Lindsey Mary
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-12-01
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Active
PEARL MANAGEMENT
corporate-director · appointed 2011-11-16
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Active

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-28