AP HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.15M | £1.19M |
| Current assets | £1.15M | £1.29M |
| Cash | £296.2k | £361.4k |
| Debtors | £853.2k | £927.8k |
| Net assets | £1.15M | £911.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-01-18➕GARDINER, Gentilia Rose appointeddirector
- 2021-01-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AP HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2020-08-14➕GARDINER, Sylvester Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-08-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Gentilia Rose Gardiner Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/01/2021 |
Mr Sylvester Robert Gardiner Individual · British · DOB 04/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/08/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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