APEX INDUSTRIAL COATINGS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13456971 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-15
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Treatment and coating of metals
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
82
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-01➕RICHARDSON, Darrell appointeddirector
- 2023-07-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-24➖BELL, Louis resigneddirector
- 2023-07-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13➖MOUNTAIN, Michael resigneddirector
- 2021-12-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs APEX INDUSTRIAL COATINGS LTD
- 2021-06-15➕AIREY, Nigel Roy appointeddirector
- 2021-06-15➕BELL, Louis appointeddirector
- 2021-06-15➕MOUNTAIN, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nigel Roy Airey Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 15/06/2021 |
Mr Darrell Richardson Individual · British · DOB 06/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/02/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Michael Mountainceased 24/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Louis Bellceased 24/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25610 — Treatment and coating of metals
Registered office
1 Hassop Close
Chesterfield
S40 4FD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
AIREY, Nigel Roy→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHARDSON, Darrell→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELL, Louis→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-06-15 · resigned 2023-07-24
MOUNTAIN, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-06-15 · resigned 2021-12-13
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-26