APS GAS SERVICES LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16179989 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-13
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35220
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
5 filings
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs APS GAS SERVICES LIMITED
- 2025-01-13➕PUGH, Lucilla appointeddirector
- 2025-01-13➕SHORE, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 Andrew Shore Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/01/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| B A SHORTHOUSE LIMITED→ 01370519 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35220 — SIC 35220
Registered office
Crombies, 34 Waterloo Road
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV1 4DG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PUGH, Lucilla→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHORE, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (5 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-13