APAC SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08940719 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
40 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.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees400

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-29
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2020-06-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-06-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-26
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2018-06-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-06-20
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    TAYLOR-WALKER, Ronald Joseph resigned
    director
  18. 2016-06-17
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    BROWN, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  19. 2016-06-17
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    TAYLOR-WALKER, Ronald Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-24
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    BROWN, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  21. 2014-06-23
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    SMETHURST, Wayne appointed
    director
  22. 2014-06-23
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    SMETHURST, Wayne resigned
    director
  23. 2014-06-23
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    TAYLOR-WALKER, Ronald Joseph resigned
    director
  24. 2014-03-14
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    Company incorporated
    As APAC SYSTEMS LIMITED
  25. 2014-03-14
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    BROWN, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  26. 2014-03-14
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    SMETHURST, Wayne appointed
    director
  27. 2014-03-14
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    TAYLOR-WALKER, Ronald Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Group structure

All Money Matters Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
All Money Matters Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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APAC SYSTEMS LIMITED
This company · 08940719

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
All Money Matters Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/03/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Andrew Mark Brownceased 01/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Wayne Smethurstceased 01/03/2020· 25-50% shares · firm interest
  • Mr Ronald Joseph Taylor-Walkerceased 20/06/2018· 25-50% shares · firm interest

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
Incorporated2014-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Cheshire House
Gorsey Lane
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 0RP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BROWN, Andrew Mark→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMETHURST, Wayne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Andrew Mark→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-03-14 · resigned 2014-06-24
Resigned
SMETHURST, Wayne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-03-14 · resigned 2014-06-23
Resigned
TAYLOR-WALKER, Ronald Joseph→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-06-17 · resigned 2018-06-20
Resigned
TAYLOR-WALKER, Ronald Joseph→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-03-14 · resigned 2014-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-06-05