APEXTRA C.I.C.
🌳Matureactive
08197124 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-08-31
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -94% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,496
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,252 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 94% YoY
Cash YoY
-94%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
↓ 94% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 93% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 94% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.5k | £20.7k |
| Current assets | £1.3k | £20.3k |
| Cash | £1.3k | £19.8k |
| Debtors | — | £491 |
| Net assets | £1.5k | £20.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-04-08✏️change-of-name-community-interest-companychange-of-name · CICCON
- 2019-04-08✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2019-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-01➕HENNESSY, Amanda Jane appointeddirector
- 2018-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-08-31🏢Company incorporatedAs APEXTRA C.I.C.
- 2012-08-31➕MYERS, Jane appointedsecretary
- 2012-08-31➕HEPPLEWHITE, Denise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)
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| A SPACE TO BE LTD→ 13369276 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALNWICK COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE LIMITED→ 16700410 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALPHA K LIMITED→ 16958355 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AM MINDSET AND SPACE LTD→ 14657681 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AM VOCAL STUDIO LTD→ 16622083 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMMA HELPING CENTRE→ 15598168 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AMP MUSIC LIMITED→ 15504459 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANDERSON GUITAR TUITION LTD→ 16867753 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANOTHER SKY PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES LTD→ 16882763 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANVIL ELECTRICAL TRAINING LTD→ 06972998 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| APOLLO SCHOOL OF MOTORING LTD→ 11632319 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2012-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
39 Ovingham Close
Washington
Tyne & Wear
NE38 8NP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
HENNESSY, Amanda Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-03-01
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HEPPLEWHITE, Denise→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2012-08-31
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Recent filings (32 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-28