APEX ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15029690 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£25.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 £25,715
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£26k
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £37.2k |
| Current assets | £20.6k |
| Net assets | £25.7k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-09-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs APEX ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
- 2023-07-26➕HARRISON, Maria appointedsecretary
- 2023-07-26➕HARRISON, Graham appointeddirector
- 2023-07-26➕HARRISON, Maria appointeddirector
- 2023-07-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
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 Graham Harrison Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/07/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & M FALKINGHAM LIMITED→ 07812177 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| A & M YORKSHIRE LTD→ 16681297 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A R MITCHELL BUILDING LTD→ 12577289 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| A.S AGGREGATE LTD→ 15064536 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALTO ROOFLINE LTD→ 16172546 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALTOLA PROPERTY RENOVATION LIMITED→ 12224493 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ANDY DODSWORTH ELECTRICAL LIMITED→ 10275111 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ANT ELECTRICAL LTD→ 15257698 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| APEX CONSTRUCTION & ROOFING (YORK) LTD→ 16945897 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| APEX FLOORING LIMITED→ 07340219 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| APEX PROPERTY YORK LTD→ 13466672 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| APPERLEY BRIDGE LANDSCAPING UK LTD→ 12725074 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities
Registered office
New Roans Sutton Road
Strensall
York
YO32 5TU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
HARRISON, Graham→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-07-26
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HARRISON, Maria→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-07-26
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Recent filings (11 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-26