APSTORM LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12509135 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-10
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£9.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -55% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
17 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £9,310
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,405 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 55% YoY
Cash YoY
-55%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£27k
↓ 55% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.3k | £23.7k |
| Current assets | £35.5k | £63.5k |
| Cash | £27.4k | £61.5k |
| Debtors | £8.1k | £1.9k |
| Net assets | £9.3k | £23.7k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2026-04-09📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-01➕LOCKER, Matthew Alan appointeddirector
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs APSTORM LTD
- 2020-03-10➕LOCKER, Debbie Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2020-03-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Alan Locker Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/03/2023 |
Mrs Debbie Elizabeth Locker Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/03/2020 |
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
Incorporated2020-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
3 Church Street
Kidderminster
DY10 2AD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LOCKER, Debbie Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOCKER, Matthew Alan→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (17 total)
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30