APOLLO WREXHAM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05444913 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-05
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-36.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49320SIC 49320
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). 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, 2 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £36,439

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£36k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£36k-£36k-£35k-£34k-£33k-£32kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-36.4k£-32.1k
Net assets£-36.4k£-32.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-05-17
    ➕
    JONES, John Barry appointed
    director
  7. 2023-05-17
    ➖
    JONES, John Barry resigned
    director
  8. 2023-05-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-05-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2017-11-01
    ➖
    GROVE HOUSE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2005-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APOLLO WREXHAM LIMITED
  21. 2005-05-05
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-05-05
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-05-05
    ➕
    GROVE HOUSE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2005-05-05
    ➕
    JONES, John Barry appointed
    director
  25. 2005-05-05
    ➕
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2005-05-05
    ➖
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LTD resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Barry Jones
Individual · British · DOB 06/1946 · age 80
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Lynne Jones
Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

3 Grove Road
Wrexham
LL11 1DY
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

JONES, John Barry→
director · ~80y · appointed 2023-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-05 · resigned 2005-05-05
Resigned
GROVE HOUSE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-05-05 · resigned 2017-11-01
Resigned
JONES, John Barry→
director · ~78y · appointed 2005-05-05 · resigned 2023-05-17
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-05-05 · resigned 2005-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-01