APEX TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD

🌱Startupactive
15797644 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-23
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-23
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  3. 2025-06-23
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2025-06-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-06-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-02-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-02-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-06-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APEX TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD
  10. 2024-06-23
    MCGINNIGLE, Lee William Carr appointed
    director
  11. 2024-06-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lee William Carr Mcginnigle
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/06/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

8 Poppy Road
Witham St. Hughs
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN6 9YJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCGINNIGLE, Lee William Carr
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-06-23
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Recent filings (10 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-25
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-06-23
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-06-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-23