APS HOLDINGS (UK INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 78). 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 6.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.55M | £3.98M |
| Current assets | £1.0k | £389 |
| Cash | £1.0k | — |
| Debtors | £1 | — |
| Net assets | £555.4k | £1.33M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-11➖HAYES-COWLEY, Michael resigneddirector
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-03-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-03-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2019-09-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-09-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-06➕HAYES, Bruce Jason appointeddirector
- 2019-08-26🏢Company incorporatedAs APS HOLDINGS (UK INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
- 2019-08-26➕HAYES-COWLEY, Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-08-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Bj Hayes Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bj Hayes Ltd Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 10/09/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Michael Hayes-Cowleyceased 10/09/2019· 75-100% shares · 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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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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 4 properties | 09/03/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/03/2020 | — |