APEXS TECH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10210981 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-02
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33150
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46140SIC 46140
  • 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
  • 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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 (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
66
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
6
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 2 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
    LONGSHINE OVERSEAS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  2. 2026-03-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-03-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-01-28
    LI, Fangfang resigned
    secretary
  5. 2026-01-28
    LONGSHINE OVERSEAS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2026-01-28
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  7. 2026-01-28
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2026-01-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-07-30
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2024-07-30
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2024-07-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-07-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-07-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2024-07-29
    LI, Fangfang appointed
    director
  16. 2024-07-29
    LI, Fangfang appointed
    secretary
  17. 2024-07-29
    LI, Wenxiang resigned
    director
  18. 2024-07-29
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  19. 2024-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-07-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-07-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-06-01
    JOY ENTERPRISE SECRETARY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2016-06-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APEXS TECH LIMITED
  26. 2016-06-02
    JOY ENTERPRISE SECRETARY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2016-06-02
    LI, Wenxiang 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

45/100
Moderate signal

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

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

Red flags

2 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LI, Fangfang resigned 2026-01-28; LONGSHINE OVERSEAS LIMITED resigned 2026-03-27

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-07-29: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Fangfang Li
Individual · Chinese · DOB 05/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/07/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Wenxiang Liceased 29/07/2024· 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33150 — SIC 33150

Registered office

37 Croydon Road
Beckenham
BR3 4AB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LI, Fangfang
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-07-29
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Active
LI, Fangfang
secretary · appointed 2024-07-29 · resigned 2026-01-28
Resigned
JOY ENTERPRISE SECRETARY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-06-02 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned
LONGSHINE OVERSEAS LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2026-01-28 · resigned 2026-03-27
Resigned
LI, Wenxiang
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-06-02 · resigned 2024-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-27
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2026-01-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-30