APMG-UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06274579 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-11

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£1

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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: high (80/100)

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

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 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

43 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1	£1
Net assets	£1	£1

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-11-12
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2024-11-22
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2023-10-06
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2022-11-28
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2021-11-29
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2020-12-23
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2019-11-29
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2018-12-13
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2017-12-20
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accounts · AA
2016-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-21
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-02
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2014-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-06-16
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annual-return · AR01
2013-12-28
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accounts · AA
2010-03-31
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CORRIE, Robert Keith resigned
secretary
2007-06-11
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Company incorporated
As APMG-UK LIMITED
2007-06-11
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PHARRO, Richard Charles appointed
director
2007-06-11
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CORRIE, Robert Keith appointed
secretary
2007-06-11
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-06-11
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-06-11
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-06-11
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INSTANT COMPANIES 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Richard Charles Pharro Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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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

Incorporated2007-06-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

6th Floor Sword House

Totteridge Road

High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire

HP13 6DG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-25

Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

PHARRO, Richard Charles→

director · ~74y · appointed 2007-06-11

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Active

CORRIE, Robert Keith→

secretary · appointed 2007-06-11 · resigned 2010-03-31

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-06-11 · resigned 2007-06-11

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-11 · resigned 2007-06-11

Resigned

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