APTOWARE LTD
💤Zombieactive
11457349 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-10
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (76/100)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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-09-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11➕CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-09-11📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2023-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-10🏢Company incorporatedAs APTOWARE LTD
- 2018-07-10➕BROWN, James Ronald Stracey appointeddirector
- 2018-07-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
James Ronald Stracey Brown Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 10/07/2018 |
Mrs Emma Louise Brown Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/07/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Thomas James Stracey Brownceased 13/09/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
St Marys House
Netherhampton
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP2 8PU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, James Ronald Stracey→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2018-07-10
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-28