APEX (ADU) NOMINEES LIMITED

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16403760 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-23
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
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • 5 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 5 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-06-30
    GEDDES, Stephen George resigned
    director
  3. 2026-06-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2026-05-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-05-19
    CLARK, Neil James resigned
    director
  6. 2026-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2026-04-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2026-04-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2026-04-17
    BRIDGEN, Emmy Tilley appointed
    director
  10. 2026-04-17
    TAYLOR, Adam Robert appointed
    director
  11. 2026-04-17
    SIMMONS, Damian Ashley resigned
    director
  12. 2025-04-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APEX (ADU) NOMINEES LIMITED
  13. 2025-04-23
    CLARK, Neil James appointed
    director
  14. 2025-04-23
    GEDDES, Stephen George appointed
    director
  15. 2025-04-23
    SIMMONS, Damian Ashley appointed
    director
  16. 2025-04-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +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 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CLARK, Neil James resigned 2026-05-19; GEDDES, Stephen George resigned 2026-06-30; SIMMONS, Damian Ashley resigned 2026-04-17

Group structure

Apex Unitas Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Apex Unitas Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
APEX (ADU) NOMINEES LIMITED
This company · 16403760

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Apex Unitas Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/04/2025

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
Incorporated2025-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

4th Floor 140 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4HY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BRIDGEN, Emmy Tilley
director · ~38y · appointed 2026-04-17
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Active
TAYLOR, Adam Robert
director · ~44y · appointed 2026-04-17
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Active
CLARK, Neil James
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-04-23 · resigned 2026-05-19
Resigned
GEDDES, Stephen George
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-04-23 · resigned 2026-06-30
Resigned
SIMMONS, Damian Ashley
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-04-23 · resigned 2026-04-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-23