APV LEISURE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02679213 · ltd · incorporated 1992-01-20
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 May 2025
Net worth
£166.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 31.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £166,130
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,838 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£166k
↓ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£172k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£69k£103k£137k£172kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£167.8k£169.5k
Current assets£171.7k£171.3k
Net assets£166.1k£168.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-12
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  6. 2024-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-07-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-11-26
    ➖
    MERRELL, Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  19. 1995-05-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor & the Company of the Bank of Ireland
  20. 1995-01-12
    ➕
    MERRELL, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  21. 1995-01-12
    ➖
    VALLER, Lee resigned
    secretary
  22. 1992-01-27
    ➕
    VALLER, Alfred appointed
    director
  23. 1992-01-27
    ➕
    VALLER, Lee appointed
    secretary
  24. 1992-01-27
    ➖
    HASLAMS (WARRINGTON) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 1992-01-27
    ➖
    HASLAMS (WARRINGTON) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 1992-01-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APV LEISURE LIMITED
  27. 1992-01-16
    ➕
    HASLAMS (WARRINGTON) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 1992-01-16
    ➕
    HASLAMS (WARRINGTON) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alfred Valler
Individual · British · DOB 02/1942 · age 84
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Leam Corner Windmill Lane
Balsall Common
Coventry
West Midlands
CV7 7GY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

VALLER, Alfred→
director · ~84y · appointed 1992-01-27
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Active
MERRELL, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-12 · resigned 2013-11-26
Resigned
VALLER, Lee→
secretary · appointed 1992-01-27 · resigned 1995-01-12
Resigned
HASLAMS (WARRINGTON) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1992-01-16 · resigned 1992-01-27
Resigned
HASLAMS (WARRINGTON) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1992-01-16 · resigned 1992-01-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Governor & the Company of the Bank of Ireland
Legal charge1 property25/05/1995—
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Recent filings (93 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28