APE CONCESSIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04106300 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-13
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.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 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

3 live charges · oldest 23.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
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
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees555000

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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
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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-11-26
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  3. 2023-11-22
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  4. 2022-10-06
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  5. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2020-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2019-11-19
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  8. 2019-11-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  9. 2018-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-20
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  13. 2015-10-09
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-11-17
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  15. 2014-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-03-17
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    CRONIN, Alison Lorraine, Dr appointed
    director
  17. 2007-03-17
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    CRONIN, James Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2006-04-25
    ➕
    BAYFORD, Byron Leslie appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-04-25
    ➖
    LESTER ALDRIDGE COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2005-02-01
    ➕
    LESTER ALDRIDGE COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2004-09-08
    ➖
    CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2003-05-19
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  23. 2003-05-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  24. 2002-10-02
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    CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2002-10-02
    ➖
    WILSONS (COMPANY SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2002-09-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  27. 2001-10-31
    ➕
    CRONIN, James Michael appointed
    director
  28. 2001-10-31
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    WILSONS (COMPANY AGENTS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  29. 2000-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As APE CONCESSIONS LIMITED
  30. 2000-11-13
    ➕
    WILSONS (COMPANY SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2000-11-13
    ➕
    WILSONS (COMPANY AGENTS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Alison Lorraine Cronin
Individual · American · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Longthorns
Wareham
Dorset
BH20 6HH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BAYFORD, Byron Leslie→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRONIN, Alison Lorraine, Dr→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-10-02 · resigned 2004-09-08
Resigned
LESTER ALDRIDGE COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-02-01 · resigned 2006-04-25
Resigned
WILSONS (COMPANY SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-11-13 · resigned 2002-10-02
Resigned
CRONIN, James Michael→
director · ~75y · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2007-03-17
Resigned
WILSONS (COMPANY AGENTS) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2000-11-13 · resigned 2001-10-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
An omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement1 property19/05/2003—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property19/05/2003—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture deed1 property06/09/2002—
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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-11-13