APEX BUILDING PRODUCTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06277359 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-12
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£324
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23320
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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, 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
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £324
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,796 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£324
↓ 95% YoY
Current Assets
£135k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£49k£98k£148k£197k£246kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£324£7.1k
Current assets£134.6k£246.1k
Net assets£324£7.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-05-31
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  3. 2023-06-27
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  4. 2022-06-16
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  5. 2021-06-25
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  6. 2020-09-04
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  7. 2020-04-27
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  8. 2019-06-12
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  9. 2018-06-29
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  10. 2017-06-28
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  11. 2017-06-26
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  12. 2017-06-26
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  13. 2016-06-28
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  14. 2016-06-25
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  15. 2015-07-23
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  16. 2015-07-23
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2009-05-01
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    MCMICHAEL, James Ian resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-05-01
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    MCMICHAEL, James Ian resigned
    director
  19. 2007-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As APEX BUILDING PRODUCTS LTD
  20. 2007-06-12
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    VEITCH, Paul John appointed
    director
  21. 2007-06-12
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    MCMICHAEL, James Ian appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-06-12
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    MCMICHAEL, James Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Paul Veitch
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2007-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC23320 — SIC 23320

Registered office

Shieling House
30 Invincible Road
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 7QU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

VEITCH, Paul John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-06-12
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Active
MCMICHAEL, James Ian→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-12 · resigned 2009-05-01
Resigned
MCMICHAEL, James Ian→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-06-12 · resigned 2009-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
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accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
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accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
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address · AD01
2020-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-12