APERTA INVEST LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12584638 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-04
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-8.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,183

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£8k
Current Assets
£98k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£-7.7k
Current assets£97.6k
Debtors£97.6k
Net assets£-8.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-02-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-12-01
    ➖
    CAM, Loi Hien resigned
    director
  10. 2023-12-01
    ➖
    GARDNER, Russell Edward resigned
    director
  11. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-03-04
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    CAM, Loi Hien appointed
    director
  14. 2023-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2023-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2023-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2023-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2023-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2022-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2022-05-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-01-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  23. 2022-01-04
    ➕
    GARDNER, Russell Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2021-05-22
    ➖
    BISHOP, Seth Daniel resigned
    director
  25. 2021-02-04
    ➕
    DANIEL, Paul appointed
    director
  26. 2020-05-04
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    Company incorporated
    As APERTA INVEST LTD
  27. 2020-05-04
    ➕
    MURPHY, Karen appointed
    director
  28. 2020-05-04
    ➕
    BISHOP, Seth Daniel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karen Murphy
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control04/05/2020
Mr Paul Daniel
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/02/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Russell Edward Gardnerceased 01/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Seth Daniel Bishopceased 04/06/2021· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

7 Kingshill Avenue
St. Albans
Hertfordshire
AL4 9QE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DANIEL, Paul→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURPHY, Karen→
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BISHOP, Seth Daniel→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-05-04 · resigned 2021-05-22
Resigned
CAM, Loi Hien→
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-03-04 · resigned 2023-12-01
Resigned
GARDNER, Russell Edward→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-01-04 · resigned 2023-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-28