A.P. MOTOR ENGINEERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05910899 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-21

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 Feb 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (68/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS

Metric	2026-02-16
Average employees	200

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

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-06-02
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-22
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-03
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PECK, Theresa Mary resigned
director
2026-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-04-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-04-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-05-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2012-04-01
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PECK, Theresa Mary appointed
director
2008-08-08
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BLOSSOM, Theresa Mary resigned
secretary
2006-08-21
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Company incorporated
As A.P. MOTOR ENGINEERS LIMITED
2006-08-21
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PECK, Anthony John appointed
director
2006-08-21
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BLOSSOM, Theresa Mary appointed
secretary
2006-08-21
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QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-08-21
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QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-08-21
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QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-08-21
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QA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony John Peck Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	20/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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213 PERFORMANCE LIMITED→ 10451911 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
A. PEIRCE LIMITED→ 04178663 · est 2001 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	—	—
A&A AUTOMOTIVE LTD→ 15764000 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
A2B ELITE DETAILING LTD→ 15388474 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ABDIA TRADING LTD→ 11498929 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
ABINGDON VEHICLE SERVICES LIMITED→ 04705713 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
ABSOLUTE AUTO CARS LTD→ 11406926 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
ABSOLUTE AUTONOMY LIMITED→ 05496477 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
ACCIDENT SOLUTION CENTRE LIMITED→ 06011353 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	—	—
ADR SERVICE & REPAIRS LIMITED→ 05620471 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
ADVANCED CAR WASH LTD→ 11314363 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Incorporated2006-08-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Angel House

Hardwick

Witney Oxford

Oxfordshire

OX29 7QE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-16

Last made up to: 2026-02-16

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-04

Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

PECK, Anthony John→

director · ~65y · appointed 2006-08-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BLOSSOM, Theresa Mary→

secretary · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2008-08-08

Resigned

QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2006-08-21

Resigned

PECK, Theresa Mary→

director · ~60y · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2026-04-03

Resigned

QA NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2006-08-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-06-02

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-05-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-04-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-20

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-02-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-08-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-11-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-08-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-26