APEXL STUDIOS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11609871 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-08
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£-119.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £119,179
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£119k
↓ 9.7% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £63.4k | £126.1k |
| Current assets | £22.7k | £37.4k |
| Net assets | £-119.2k | £-108.7k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-08-23📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-08-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-08-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-05-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-01➕BEARD, Matthew Anthony appointeddirector
- 2021-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-08🏢Company incorporatedAs APEXL STUDIOS LIMITED
- 2018-10-08➕NEW, Toby appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Toby New Individual · British · DOB 03/1989 · age 37 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 08/10/2018 |
Mr Matthew Anthony Beard Individual · British · DOB 02/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/04/2022 |
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
Incorporated2018-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
12 Lysander Way
Moreton In Marsh
GL56 0GF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BEARD, Matthew Anthony→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2022-04-01
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Active
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-08-23
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-08-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-08-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-17