APEX RAIL CONSULTANCY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12452208 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-10
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
—
year to Feb 2026
Net worth
£14.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £14,517
Cash YoY
+42%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£22k
↑ 42% YoY
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 725750% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↑ 186% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £14.6k | £22 |
| Current assets | £53.7k | £18.8k |
| Cash | £22.3k | £15.8k |
| Debtors | £31.4k | £3.0k |
| Net assets | £14.5k | £2 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs APEX RAIL CONSULTANCY LTD
- 2020-02-10➕CUDLIPP, Alan Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-02-10➕DAINES, Barbara Robson appointeddirector
- 2020-02-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 Alan Robert Cudlipp Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/07/2025 |
Mrs Barbara Robson Daines Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/06/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan Robert Cudlippceased 17/06/2024· 75-100% shares
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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| AMS 1052 LIMITED→ 04089733 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| AMS 1861 LIMITED→ 05171596 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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| ANDRECRUIT GROUP LTD→ 15171425 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| APK ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED→ 13513727 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| APKM ACCOUNTANCY LTD→ 09759076 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| APPROCOURT LIMITED→ 02996133 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| APTUS PROFESSIONAL LTD→ 06433911 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ARBUTUS TECHNICAL CONSULTING LIMITED→ 06411168 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
7/8 Avon Reach Monkton Hill
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 1EE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-01
Last: 2026-06-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CUDLIPP, Alan Robert→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAINES, Barbara Robson→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2020-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24