APTA GROUP LIMITED

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SC820874 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-28
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.6y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-10-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2024-10-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2024-10-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Simon Dolan
  4. 2024-08-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APTA GROUP LIMITED
  5. 2024-08-28
    READ, Brigitte Michelle appointed
    secretary
  6. 2024-08-28
    MARTIN, Thomas Joachim appointed
    director
  7. 2024-08-28
    READ, Brigitte Michelle appointed
    director
  8. 2024-08-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Miss Brigitte Michelle Read
Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/08/2024

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
Incorporated2024-08-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Rennie Square
Brucefield Industrial Estate
Livingston
EH54 9DF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

READ, Brigitte Michelle
secretary · appointed 2024-08-28
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MARTIN, Thomas Joachim
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-08-28
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Active
READ, Brigitte Michelle
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-08-28
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Simon Dolan
A registered charge02/10/2024
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Recent filings (4 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-28