APAAS APPLICATION PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09048139 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees300300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-03-24
    STRATFORD, Andrew resigned
    director
  4. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-02-01
    STORRS, Ruth resigned
    director
  8. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-09-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2019-09-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-05-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2018-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-09-01
    STORRS, Ruth appointed
    director
  21. 2014-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As APAAS APPLICATION PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED
  22. 2014-05-20
    STORRS, Steven appointed
    director
  23. 2014-05-20
    STRATFORD, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

Global Point Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Global Point Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
APAAS APPLICATION PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 09048139

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
Global Point Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting10/05/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Steven Storrsceased 10/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Andrew Stratfordceased 10/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 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
Incorporated2014-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

7-9 Macon Court
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 6EA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last: 2026-05-15

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

STORRS, Steven
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-05-20
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Active
STORRS, Ruth
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-09-01 · resigned 2023-02-01
Resigned
STRATFORD, Andrew
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-05-20 · resigned 2025-03-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28