APCA UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04257463 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-23
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 9.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£390.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46150
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed wholesale with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 9.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £390,556

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£391k
Current Assets
£669k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£390.6k
Current assets£668.5k
Net assets£390.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-01-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-01-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-07-13
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  12. 2020-07-13
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  13. 2020-07-13
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  14. 2020-07-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-06-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2020-06-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2020-03-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2019-11-25
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    WILLIAMS, Mark Smith appointed
    director
  21. 2018-07-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2017-12-31
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    WILLIAMS, Mark Smith resigned
    director
  23. 2017-01-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2001-08-13
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Kerry Anne appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-08-13
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Kerry Anne appointed
    director
  26. 2001-08-13
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Mark Smith appointed
    director
  27. 2001-07-25
    ➖
    APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-07-25
    ➖
    APEX NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2001-07-23
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    Company incorporated
    As APCA UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
  30. 2001-07-23
    ➕
    APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2001-07-23
    ➕
    APEX NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2020-07-13: legacy

Group structure

Apca United Kingdom Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Apca United Kingdom Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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APCA UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
This company · 04257463

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Apca United Kingdom Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/01/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Kerry Anne Williamsceased 01/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence
  • Mr Mark Smith Williamsceased 01/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2001-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46150 — SIC 46150

Registered office

Stoneleigh Lower Ground Floor
Llanaber Road
Llanaber
LL42 1YT
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Kerry Anne→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-13
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Active
WILLIAMS, Kerry Anne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-08-13
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Active
WILLIAMS, Mark Smith→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-11-25
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Active
APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-23 · resigned 2001-07-25
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Mark Smith→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-08-13 · resigned 2017-12-31
Resigned
APEX NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-23 · resigned 2001-07-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property17/07/2018—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—20/01/2017—
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Recent filings (89 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30