APIS GP III LIMITED
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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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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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
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📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 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 III LIMITED
- 2018-12-14➕PINTO, Monica Isabel Andrade Nunes Pereira appointeddirector
- 2018-12-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
Apis Partners Group (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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