APEX ACOUSTICS SOUND SERVICES LTD.

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SC212199 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£578.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -70% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £578,340
Cash draining
Cash down 70% YoY
Cash YoY
-70%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£42k
↓ 70% YoY
Net Worth
£578k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£106k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£116k£231k£347k£463k£578kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£945.8k£867.3k
Current assets£105.6k£166.8k
Cash£41.6k£141.1k
Debtors£64.0k£25.6k
Net assets£578.3k£523.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-08-28
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  3. 2023-08-29
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  4. 2022-08-03
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  5. 2021-07-30
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  6. 2020-10-31
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  7. 2019-07-30
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  8. 2018-07-31
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  9. 2018-04-23
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    SMITH, Kenneth Wyness resigned
    secretary
  10. 2018-04-23
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2017-08-23
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  12. 2016-08-03
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  13. 2015-11-23
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  14. 2015-10-04
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  15. 2015-08-24
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  16. 2014-11-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2000-10-23
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    Company incorporated
    As APEX ACOUSTICS SOUND SERVICES LTD.
  18. 2000-10-23
    ➕
    SMITH, Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2000-10-23
    ➕
    SMITH, Kenneth Wyness appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-10-23
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-10-23
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-10-23
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2000-10-23
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Smith
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-10-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77291 — Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment

Registered office

Unit 8, Taygate Trading Estate,
5 Coldside Road
Dundee
DD3 8DF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SMITH, Paul→
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-10-23
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Active
SMITH, Kenneth Wyness→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-23 · resigned 2018-04-23
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-23 · resigned 2000-10-23
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-23 · resigned 2000-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-29