A.P. SHIPPING (FREIGHT SERVICES) LTD
💤Zombieactive
03324377 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-26
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
68 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 1997-02-28➕JAGGER, Barbara appointedsecretary
- 1997-02-28➕PELHAM, Antony appointeddirector
- 1997-02-27➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-02-27➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs A.P. SHIPPING (FREIGHT SERVICES) LTD
- 1997-02-26➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-02-26➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Antony Pelham Individual · English · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 22/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 161 WITHINGTON ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 14843794 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| ADGIE WEALTH SERVICES LTD→ 14657868 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AKDEMIR HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 13965630 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALBEMARLE FLATS(YORK)LIMITED→ 00936333 · est 1968 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 57y | — | — |
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| ALE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 12216812 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ALLIED PROPERTIES HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 14776224 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALNWICKBRIDGE LIMITED→ 01431485 · est 1979 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 46y | — | — |
| ALSQUARED LTD→ 16716341 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMBER TRAVEL (HULL) LTD→ 08303656 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Britannic House
279 Chanterlands Avenue
Hull
North Humberside
HU5 4DS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
PELHAM, Antony→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 1997-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-02-26 · resigned 1997-02-27
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-02-26 · resigned 1997-02-27
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Recent filings (68 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-22