APEX CARPENTRY (MIDLANDS) LTD

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05770198 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-05
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 May 2025
Net worth
£32.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 1 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £32,023
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,012 YoY
Cash YoY
+3350%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
↑ 3350% YoY
Net Worth
£32k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£21k£32k£42k£53kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£32.4k£37.3k
Current assets£52.8k£40.5k
Cash£13.5k£390
Debtors£39.3k£40.1k
Net assets£32.0k£37.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-07-11
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  5. 2024-07-11
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  6. 2024-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-04-25
    ➖
    START, Javan resigned
    secretary
  17. 2013-04-25
    ➖
    START, Javan resigned
    director
  18. 2006-04-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APEX CARPENTRY (MIDLANDS) LTD
  19. 2006-04-05
    ➕
    CLEGG, John appointed
    director
  20. 2006-04-05
    ➕
    START, Javan appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-04-05
    ➕
    START, Javan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 John Clegg
Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3rd Floor 86 - 90 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CLEGG, John→
director · ~46y · appointed 2006-04-05
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Active
START, Javan→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-05 · resigned 2013-04-25
Resigned
START, Javan→
director · ~46y · appointed 2006-04-05 · resigned 2013-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-20
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2024-07-11
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26