APE INDUSTRIES CO LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11271567 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46420Wholesale of clothing and footwear
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-10-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-10-01
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    LAMUDE, Mark James resigned
    director
  9. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-07-31
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    MORBY, Paul James resigned
    director
  12. 2020-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As APE INDUSTRIES CO LTD
  15. 2018-03-23
    ➕
    STANIER, Philip appointed
    director
  16. 2018-03-23
    ➕
    WILSON, James Philip appointed
    director
  17. 2018-03-23
    ➕
    LAMUDE, Mark James appointed
    director
  18. 2018-03-23
    ➕
    MORBY, Paul James appointed
    director
  19. 2018-03-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Philip Stanier
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/10/2022
Mr James Philip Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
——sig. influencesignificant influence23/03/2018

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
Incorporated2018-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Suite 2 Riverside Court
Castle Street
Barnstaple
EX31 1DR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

STANIER, Philip→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, James Philip→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAMUDE, Mark James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-03-23 · resigned 2021-10-01
Resigned
MORBY, Paul James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-03-23 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-09