APTUS BROKERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09085826 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-13
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£234.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £234,228
Net assets shrinking
Down £179,623 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£234k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£272k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£91k£181k£272k£363k£453kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£234.2k£413.9k
Current assets£271.6k£453.2k
Net assets£234.2k£413.9k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-06-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-02-19
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2015-02-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2014-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As APTUS BROKERS LIMITED
  18. 2014-06-13
    ➕
    STEWART, Craig Alistair appointed
    director
  19. 2014-06-13
    ➕
    STEWART, Sarah Dawn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • 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
Craig Alistair Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Sarah Dawn Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

Office 8 The Mezzanine
43 Market Place
Romford
RM1 3AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

STEWART, Craig Alistair→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-06-13
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Active
STEWART, Sarah Dawn→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-03