APTUS FINANCIAL LTD

🌳Matureactive
09615405 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-01
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£5.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
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 (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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,493
Net assets shrinking
Down £943 YoY
Cash YoY
+23%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
↑ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£5.8k£6.5k
Current assets£22.7k£27.4k
Cash£13.8k£11.3k
Debtors£8.9k£16.1k
Net assets£5.5k£6.4k

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

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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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-09-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-09-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-05-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2019-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-01-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-11-13
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    PETERS, Grant Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2015-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As APTUS FINANCIAL LTD
  21. 2015-06-01
    ➕
    DRAKE, Steven appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 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
Mr Grant Robert Peters
Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/09/2018
Mr Steven Drake
Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46
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
Incorporated2015-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

5 Imperial Court
Laporte Way
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 8FE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DRAKE, Steven→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-06-01
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Active
PETERS, Grant Robert→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-11-13
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Active

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-03