APEX DYNAMICS (MIDLANDS) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11476299 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 6.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-30🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2026-03-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-08-09🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2021-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-08-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-16📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-03-16📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2021-03-16📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-03-16📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2021-03-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-03-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-07-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
- 2018-08-08➕GULLIFORD, Michael James appointedsecretary
- 2018-08-08➕BUCKLEY, Stephen Richard William appointeddirector
- 2018-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs APEX DYNAMICS (MIDLANDS) LTD
- 2018-07-20➕GULLIFORD, Michael James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Stephen Richard William Buckley Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/07/2018 |
Mr Michael James Gulliford Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 22/01/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AG ENGINEERING SUPPLIES LIMITED→ 12152384 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AKS MACHINE HIRE LIMITED→ 16254228 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AL-MAQTRI AND MASHRAH IMPORT AND EXPORT CO., LTD→ 16055631 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALMOGREN IMPORT& EXPORT CO., LTD→ 15151447 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALSAAREM CO., LTD→ 16281990 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AMAZING SPACE CONCEPTS LTD→ 16541351 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANGELCARE CORPORATE UK LIMITED→ 06051294 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ANGLO CLAYS AND MINERALS LIMITED→ 02582243 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| ANJIAYING INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LTD→ 09294245 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AOKE INTERNATIONAL TRADING LIMITED→ 16172667 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AOS ENTERPRISE LTD→ 14848064 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| APEX HARDWARE LIMITED→ 05270205 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
Heath House
Cheadle Rd
Uttoxeter
Staffs
ST14 7BY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GULLIFORD, Michael James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUCKLEY, Stephen Richard William→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2018-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GULLIFORD, Michael James→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2018-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 26/03/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 4 properties | 09/08/2024 | 30/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/07/2022 | 13/08/2024 | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 4 properties | 24/07/2020 | 25/10/2021 |
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Recent filings (32 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-10-25