APEX PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES LTD
🌱Startupactive
16814622 · ltd · incorporated 2025-10-28
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
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)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
2 filings — limited history
30
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-01➕WASTERFALL, Donald Brian appointeddirector
- 2025-10-28🏢Company incorporatedAs APEX PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES LTD
- 2025-10-28➕WASTERFALL, Perena Cheryl Teresa, Dr appointeddirector
- 2025-10-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Perena Cheryl Teresa Wasterfall Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/10/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ARTEFFECTS LTD→ 10751498 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
167 - 169 Great Portland Street
5th Floor
London
W1W 5PF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-28
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WASTERFALL, Donald Brian→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2026-03-01
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WASTERFALL, Perena Cheryl Teresa, Dr→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-10-28
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Recent filings (2 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-10-28