APEX FLEET SOLUTIONS LTD
🌱Startupactive
16270636 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-24
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
What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
- 77120Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles
Investor take
PursueActive 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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-11➖SKERMAN, David Raymond resigneddirector
- 2025-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-04-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-28📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs APEX FLEET SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2025-02-24➕DUNNETT, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2025-02-24➕SKERMAN, David Raymond appointeddirector
- 2025-02-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Victor Capital Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Victor Capital Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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APEX FLEET SOLUTIONS LTD
This company · 16270636
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Victor Capital Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 28/04/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Booterstown Group Ltdceased 07/05/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
235 Foxhall Road
Ipswich
IP3 8LF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
DUNNETT, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SKERMAN, David Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-02-24 · resigned 2026-04-11
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Recent filings (17 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-28
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-13