A.P.C. WORKWEAR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04027944 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-06
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 13.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 13.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1000 | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-08-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-12➕GRIFFITHS, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2025-08-12➕GRIFFITHS, Erica Frances Vera appointeddirector
- 2025-08-12➕GRIFFITHS, Michael Edward appointeddirector
- 2025-08-12➖HUGHES, Robert James resigneddirector
- 2025-08-12➖JONES, Karen resigneddirector
- 2025-08-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-03-10➖EVANS, Sandra Barbara resignedsecretary
- 2019-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-04-12➕EVANS, Sandra Barbara appointedsecretary
- 2013-04-12➖JONES, Paul Adrian resignedsecretary
- 2013-04-12➕JONES, Karen appointeddirector
- 2013-04-12➖JONES, Paul Adrian resigneddirector
- 2000-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs A.P.C. WORKWEAR LIMITED
- 2000-07-06➕CHICK, Lesley Anne appointednominee-secretary
- 2000-07-06➖CHICK, Lesley Anne resignednominee-secretary
- 2000-07-06➕JONES, Paul Adrian appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-06➕HUGHES, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2000-07-06➕JONES, Paul Adrian appointeddirector
- 2000-07-06➕REDDING, Diana Elizabeth appointednominee-director
- 2000-07-06➖REDDING, Diana Elizabeth resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: HUGHES, Robert James resigned 2025-08-12; JONES, Karen resigned 2025-08-12
Group structure
H D Adcock Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
H D Adcock Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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A.P.C. WORKWEAR LIMITED
This company · 04027944
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H D Adcock Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 12/08/2025 |
Mrs Karen Jones Individual · British · DOB 06/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert James Hughesceased 12/08/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
Apc House
41- 41 Bedminster Down Road
Bristol
BS13 7AB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
GRIFFITHS, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRIFFITHS, Erica Frances Vera→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRIFFITHS, Michael Edward→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHICK, Lesley Anne→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-06 · resigned 2000-07-06
EVANS, Sandra Barbara→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-04-12 · resigned 2020-03-10
JONES, Paul Adrian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-07-06 · resigned 2013-04-12
HUGHES, Robert James→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2000-07-06 · resigned 2025-08-12
JONES, Karen→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2013-04-12 · resigned 2025-08-12
JONES, Paul Adrian→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2000-07-06 · resigned 2013-04-12
REDDING, Diana Elizabeth→
Resignednominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2000-07-06 · resigned 2000-07-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/07/2013 | 07/08/2025 |
Recent filings (75 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12