AAPA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC359888 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-05-19
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-31
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-01-30
    ➖
    PORTER, Simon Douglas resigned
    director
  18. 2013-05-24
    ➖
    MCEWEN, Anne resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-05-15
    ➖
    DOCHERTY, Matthew John resigned
    director
  20. 2013-01-09
    ➖
    OSBORNE, Lewis Joseph resigned
    director
  21. 2011-05-12
    ➕
    WALSH, Edward Joseph appointed
    director
  22. 2011-05-12
    ➖
    LAING, William Stuart resigned
    director
  23. 2010-06-10
    ➕
    MCEWEN, Anne appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-05-19
    ➖
    RODGER, David Patrick resigned
    secretary
  25. 2009-06-18
    ➕
    RODGER, David Patrick appointed
    secretary
  26. 2009-06-18
    ➖
    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2009-06-18
    ➖
    BELL, David Graham resigned
    director
  28. 2009-06-18
    ➖
    WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  29. 2009-05-21
    ➕
    KEOGH, Kyron Peter Hugh appointed
    director
  30. 2009-05-21
    ➕
    DOCHERTY, Matthew John appointed
    director
  31. 2009-05-21
    ➕
    LAING, William Stuart appointed
    director
  32. 2009-05-21
    ➕
    OSBORNE, Lewis Joseph appointed
    director
  33. 2009-05-21
    ➕
    PORTER, Simon Douglas appointed
    director
  34. 2009-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AAPA LIMITED
  35. 2009-05-19
    ➕
    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2009-05-19
    ➕
    BELL, David Graham appointed
    director
  37. 2009-05-19
    ➕
    WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2009-05-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

St Vincent Plaza
319 St. Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5RZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last: 2025-05-19

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

KEOGH, Kyron Peter Hugh→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALSH, Edward Joseph→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCEWEN, Anne→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-10 · resigned 2013-05-24
Resigned
RODGER, David Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-18 · resigned 2010-05-19
Resigned
WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-05-19 · resigned 2009-06-18
Resigned
BELL, David Graham→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-05-19 · resigned 2009-06-18
Resigned
DOCHERTY, Matthew John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-05-21 · resigned 2013-05-15
Resigned
LAING, William Stuart→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-05-21 · resigned 2011-05-12
Resigned
OSBORNE, Lewis Joseph→
director · ~77y · appointed 2009-05-21 · resigned 2013-01-09
Resigned
PORTER, Simon Douglas→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-05-21 · resigned 2014-01-30
Resigned
WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-05-19 · resigned 2009-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-20