APC ENGINEERING (HULL) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13032518 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-19
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£204.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £204,241
Cash YoY
+27%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£21k
↑ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£204k
↑ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
£214k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £204.2k | £198.9k |
| Current assets | £214.4k | £178.8k |
| Cash | £20.9k | £16.4k |
| Debtors | £162.5k | £102.5k |
| Net assets | £204.2k | £198.9k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-01➕COWPER, Lyn appointeddirector
- 2023-11-01➕COWPER, Lyn appointeddirector
- 2023-11-01➖COWPER, Lyn resigneddirector
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs APC ENGINEERING (HULL) LIMITED
- 2020-11-19➕COWPER, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
- 2020-11-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Paul Cowper Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/11/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
650 Anlaby Road
Kingston Upon Hull
East Yorkshire
HU3 6UU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
COWPER, Andrew Paul→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-11-19
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Active
COWPER, Lyn→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2023-11-01 · resigned 2023-11-01
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-11-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-11-19