APEX DST 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £143.7k | £147.6k |
| Current assets | £143.7k | £147.6k |
| Net assets | £-38.6k | £-37.0k |
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
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Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-07-01➕SIMMS, Stephen Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-07-01➖HALE, Bradley resigneddirector
- 2023-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-08-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs APEX DST LIMITED
- 2020-08-25➕HALE, Bradley appointeddirector
- 2020-08-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Brink Collective Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brink Collective Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/08/2020 |
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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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