APHS CONSULTANCY (UK) LTD

🌳Matureactive
08771461 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-12
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£10
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£10
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£2£4£6£8£10Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£10£10
Net assets£10£10

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-19
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  2. 2024-08-18
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  3. 2023-08-24
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  4. 2022-08-22
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  5. 2021-08-25
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  6. 2020-11-14
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  7. 2019-08-27
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  8. 2018-11-24
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  9. 2018-11-24
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  10. 2018-08-24
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  11. 2017-11-24
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  12. 2017-11-16
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    SOMANI, Nabat Azim resigned
    director
  13. 2017-08-06
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  14. 2016-08-31
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  15. 2015-12-08
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  16. 2015-08-01
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  17. 2013-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As APHS CONSULTANCY (UK) LTD
  18. 2013-11-12
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    SOMANI, Yasmin Azim appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-11-12
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    SOMANI, Azim Pyarali Hussein, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2013-11-12
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    SOMANI, Shamir Azim appointed
    director
  21. 2013-11-12
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    SOMANI, Yasmin Azim appointed
    director
  22. 2013-11-12
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    SOMANI, Nabat Azim appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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
Dr Azim Pyarali Hussein Somani
Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Yasmin Azim Somaniceased 01/11/2018· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

46 Beeston Drive
Winsford
Cheshire
CW7 1ER

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

SOMANI, Yasmin Azim→
secretary · appointed 2013-11-12
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Active
SOMANI, Azim Pyarali Hussein, Dr→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-11-12
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Active
SOMANI, Shamir Azim→
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-11-12
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SOMANI, Yasmin Azim→
director · ~39y · appointed 2013-11-12
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SOMANI, Nabat Azim→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-11-12 · resigned 2017-11-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

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2025-11-04
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2025-08-19
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2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
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accounts · AA
2023-08-24
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2022-11-16
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accounts · AA
2022-08-22
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2021-11-23
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accounts · AA
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-14
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2019-11-26
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accounts · AA
2019-08-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-25