APIS GP IV LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC616217 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-14
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-01-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-31➕DROVER, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2021-03-31➕HANDLEY, Keith David appointeddirector
- 2021-03-31➖PINTO, Monica Isabel Andrade Nunes Pereira resigneddirector
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs APIS GP IV LIMITED
- 2018-12-14➕PINTO, Monica Isabel Andrade Nunes Pereira appointeddirector
- 2018-12-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Group structure
Apis Partners Group (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Apis Partners Group (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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APIS GP IV LIMITED
This company · SC616217
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 |
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Apis Partners Group (Uk) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/01/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Apis Partners Llpceased 23/01/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-12-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
50 Lothian Road
Festival Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9WJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
DROVER, Richard John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HANDLEY, Keith David→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PINTO, Monica Isabel Andrade Nunes Pereira→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-12-14 · resigned 2021-03-31
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-09