APEX INNOVATE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13216503 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-22
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46150SIC 46150
- 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
- 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-15➕MATSON, Charlotte Marie appointeddirector
- 2022-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs APEX INNOVATE LTD
- 2021-02-22➕MATSON, Scott Edward Alexis appointeddirector
- 2021-02-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
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 |
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Mr Scott Edward Alexis Matson Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/02/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture
Registered office
27 Conquerors Way
Upton
Northampton
NN5 4WT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MATSON, Charlotte Marie→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-04-15
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MATSON, Scott Edward Alexis→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-02-22
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21