APTUS MEP LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13558805 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-10
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£149.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £149,557
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£99k
Net Worth
£150k
↑ 209% YoY
Current Assets
£318k
↑ 66% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £149.6k | £124.9k |
| Current assets | £318.5k | £191.4k |
| Cash | £98.9k | — |
| Debtors | £141.0k | — |
| Net assets | £149.6k | £48.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-01➕SCORER, Ashley appointeddirector
- 2025-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-09➖HASTINGS, Ryan resigneddirector
- 2025-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-04-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-25➕SCORER, Ashley appointeddirector
- 2022-04-25➖SCORER, Ashley resigneddirector
- 2021-08-10🏢Company incorporatedAs APTUS MEP LTD
- 2021-08-10➕SCORER, Luke appointeddirector
- 2021-08-10➕HASTINGS, Ryan appointeddirector
- 2021-08-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Luke Scorer Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/08/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ryan Hastingsceased 09/06/2025· 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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| ANDERSON MAC LIMITED→ 06080328 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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| ASCEND CONSULTING SERVICES LTD→ 13730354 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
12 Station Parade Station Parade
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 1UE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
SCORER, Ashley→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2026-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCORER, Luke→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HASTINGS, Ryan→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-08-10 · resigned 2025-06-09
SCORER, Ashley→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-04-25 · resigned 2022-04-25
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Recent filings (20 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22