APEX CAR RENTAL UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05925950 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-05

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-05-07
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officers · TM01
2026-04-27
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accounts · AA
2025-04-30
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NASH, Richard Paul resigned
director
2025-03-24
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accounts · AA
2024-05-23
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accounts · AA
2023-06-14
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accounts · AA
2022-06-14
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accounts · AA
2021-06-16
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accounts · AA
2020-06-01
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accounts · AA
2019-03-11
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accounts · AA
2018-06-22
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accounts · AA
2018-05-18
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address · AD01
2017-06-12
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accounts · AA
2016-06-20
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accounts · AA
2015-11-10
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annual-return · AR01
2006-09-05
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Company incorporated
As APEX CAR RENTAL UK LIMITED
2006-09-05
➕
STANDLEY, Roland Barrie appointed
secretary
2006-09-05
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STANDLEY, Roland Barrie appointed
director
2006-09-05
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D & D SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-09-05
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D & D SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-09-05
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DWYER, Daniel James appointed
director
2006-09-05
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DWYER, Daniel James resigned
director
2006-09-05
➕
NASH, Richard Paul 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

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Roland Barrie Standley Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-09-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

9 Cheam Road

Epsom

KT17 1SP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-26

Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

STANDLEY, Roland Barrie→

secretary · appointed 2006-09-05

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Active

STANDLEY, Roland Barrie→

director · ~57y · appointed 2006-09-05

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Active

D & D SECRETARIAL LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-09-05 · resigned 2006-09-05

Resigned

DWYER, Daniel James→

director · ~51y · appointed 2006-09-05 · resigned 2006-09-05

Resigned

NASH, Richard Paul→

director · ~70y · appointed 2006-09-05 · resigned 2025-04-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-07

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officers · TM01

2026-05-07