APEIRON CATERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09032361 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-09
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 2025
Net worth
£113.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33190SIC 33190
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £113,733
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£160
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
£114k
↑ 9.8% YoY
Current Assets
£368k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£159k£317k£476k£634k£793kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£292.2k£215.2k
Current assets£367.9k£792.9k
Cash£160£176.1k
Debtors£313.1k£573.9k
Net assets£113.7k£103.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  4. 2025-11-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-11-26
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-04-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-04-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2023-04-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-04-06
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    ORYINO, Lydia appointed
    director
  15. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-07-26
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    address · AD01
  17. 2022-07-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2022-03-09
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    capital · SH06
  19. 2022-03-09
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    capital · SH03
  20. 2022-02-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2022-02-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2022-02-10
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    MCEWEN, Stephen Thomas resigned
    director
  23. 2017-12-01
    ➕
    MCEWEN, Stephen Thomas appointed
    director
  24. 2017-02-03
    ➖
    SAVILLE, Katherine resigned
    secretary
  25. 2017-02-03
    ➖
    SAVILLE, Mark John resigned
    director
  26. 2014-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As APEIRON CATERING LIMITED
  27. 2014-05-09
    ➕
    ORYINO, William Nicholas appointed
    director
  28. 2014-05-09
    ➕
    SAVILLE, Katherine appointed
    secretary
  29. 2014-05-09
    ➕
    SAVILLE, Mark John 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Nicholas Oryino
Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Lydia Oryino
Individual · British · DOB 06/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/03/2023

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
Incorporated2014-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Unit 7 Pintail Business Park
165 Christchurch Road
Ringwood
BH24 3AL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ORYINO, Lydia→
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ORYINO, William Nicholas→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAVILLE, Katherine→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-09 · resigned 2017-02-03
Resigned
MCEWEN, Stephen Thomas→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-12-01 · resigned 2022-02-10
Resigned
SAVILLE, Mark John→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-05-09 · resigned 2017-02-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-24