APEX OUTSOURCING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

12970924 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-23

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Administration of financial markets

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

18 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-20
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accounts · AA
2024-07-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-09
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officers · AP01
2020-11-06
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officers · TM01
2020-11-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-23
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Company incorporated
As APEX OUTSOURCING SERVICES LIMITED
2020-10-23
➕
ADEYEMI ADEBOWALE, Kehinde Florence appointed
director
2020-10-23
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ADEYEMI, Ade appointed
director
2020-10-23
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ADEYEMI, Ade resigned
director
2020-10-23
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Kehinde Florence Adeyemi Adebowale Individual · Nigerian · DOB 09/1979 · age 47	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	23/10/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Ade Adeyemiceased 25/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2020-10-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC66110 — Administration of financial markets

Registered office

167-169 Great Portland Street

London

W1W 5PF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-14

Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ADEYEMI ADEBOWALE, Kehinde Florence→

director · ~47y · appointed 2020-10-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ADEYEMI, Ade→

director · ~43y · appointed 2020-10-23 · resigned 2020-10-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

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address · AD01

2026-03-31

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-31