AP WEALTH LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
15899734 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-15
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (73/100).
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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
7 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
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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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-29➕GILFILLAN, Edward appointeddirector
- 2024-08-29➖PEMBERTON, Jordan resigneddirector
- 2024-08-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AP WEALTH LIMITED
- 2024-08-15➕ASHMOLE, Mark Peter William appointeddirector
- 2024-08-15➕PEMBERTON, Jordan appointeddirector
- 2024-08-15📄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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 1.8 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 64. 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mark Peter William Ashmole Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/08/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jordan Pembertonceased 10/12/2024· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
9 Kenilworth Avenue
Gloucester
GL2 0QJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ASHMOLE, Mark Peter William→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILFILLAN, Edward→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEMBERTON, Jordan→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · appointed 2024-08-15 · resigned 2024-08-29
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Recent filings (7 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-15