AAPS HOLDINGS LTD

🌱Startupactive
16374682 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-08
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
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-02-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2026-02-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-02-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-04-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAPS HOLDINGS LTD
  6. 2025-04-08
    MCMANUS, Abbey appointed
    director
  7. 2025-04-08
    MCMANUS, Adam appointed
    director
  8. 2025-04-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-21

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Mcmanus
Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/04/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Abbey Mcmanusceased 02/02/2026· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Hill Farm
Doverdale
Droitwich
WR9 0QA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-08
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-21OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCMANUS, Abbey
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-04-08
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Active
MCMANUS, Adam
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-04-08
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-08