APEX SPORT AND LEISURE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03431968 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-10
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-10-23
    ➖
    GAIR, William Ian Burns resigned
    director
  7. 2023-10-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-07-18
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-05-01
    ➕
    KIRBY, Kathryn Victoria appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-05-01
    ➖
    GAIR, William Ian Burns resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-04-30
    ➖
    GAIR, Lisa resigned
    director
  21. 1997-09-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APEX SPORT AND LEISURE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  22. 1997-09-10
    ➕
    GAIR, Andrew Ian Burns appointed
    director
  23. 1997-09-10
    ➕
    GAIR, William Ian Burns appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-09-10
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-09-10
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-09-10
    ➕
    GAIR, Lisa appointed
    director
  27. 1997-09-10
    ➕
    GAIR, William Ian Burns appointed
    director
  28. 1997-09-10
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1997-09-10
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Ian Burns Gair
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares · firm interest19/06/2017

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
Incorporated1997-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

4 Mistle Thrush Road
Green Hammerton
York
YO26 8FS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

KIRBY, Kathryn Victoria→
secretary · appointed 2012-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAIR, Andrew Ian Burns→
director · ~59y · appointed 1997-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAIR, William Ian Burns→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-10 · resigned 2012-05-01
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-09-10 · resigned 1997-09-10
Resigned
GAIR, Lisa→
director · ~57y · appointed 1997-09-10 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
GAIR, William Ian Burns→
director · ~81y · appointed 1997-09-10 · resigned 2023-10-23
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-09-10 · resigned 1997-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08