APEX FOOD GROUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05027235 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82110Combined office administrative service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.3y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
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
72 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

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-15
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  2. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-05-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-05-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-02-17
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Eileen May resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Eileen May appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-08-01
    ➖
    EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2005-07-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 2004-04-02
    ➖
    EMW DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2004-04-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  22. 2004-04-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Venture Finance PLC
  23. 2004-03-31
    ➕
    ANGELL, Phillip Raymond appointed
    director
  24. 2004-02-04
    ➖
    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-02-04
    ➕
    EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2004-02-04
    ➖
    A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2004-02-04
    ➕
    EMW DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2004-01-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APEX FOOD GROUP LIMITED
  29. 2004-01-27
    ➕
    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2004-01-27
    ➕
    A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
Mr Phillip Raymond Angell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1948 · age 78
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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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Unit 8 Pipewell Road Industrial Estate
Desborough
Northamptonshire
NN14 2SW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

ANGELL, Phillip Raymond→
director · ~78y · appointed 2004-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Eileen May→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2010-02-17
Resigned
A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-27 · resigned 2004-02-04
Resigned
EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-02-04 · resigned 2006-08-01
Resigned
A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-27 · resigned 2004-02-04
Resigned
EMW DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-02-04 · resigned 2004-04-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property22/07/2005—
outstanding
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property02/04/2004—
outstanding
Venture Finance
Venture Finance PLC
Debenture1 property02/04/2004—
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Recent filings (72 total)

dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02