APCRA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06527055 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-07
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
£164.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £164,075

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
Net Worth
£164k
Current Assets
£110k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£174.1k
Current assets£110.3k
Cash£26.4k
Debtors£83.9k
Net assets£164.1k

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.

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
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2026-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2025-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-09-27
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    MUNRO, Rebecca Jayne resigned
    director
  9. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-07
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  11. 2023-06-07
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  12. 2023-06-07
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  13. 2023-06-07
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  14. 2023-06-07
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  15. 2023-06-07
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  16. 2023-05-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2023-05-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2023-05-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2023-05-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2023-05-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2023-05-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2023-05-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2023-05-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2023-05-10
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    YEGANEH, Yusuf Javaheri appointed
    director
  25. 2023-05-10
    ➖
    COLLINS, Paul Martin resigned
    secretary
  26. 2023-05-10
    ➖
    COLLINS, Paul Martin resigned
    director
  27. 2023-05-10
    ➕
    MUNRO, Rebecca Jayne appointed
    director
  28. 2015-11-16
    ➕
    COLLINS, Paul Martin appointed
    director
  29. 2015-11-16
    ➖
    COLLINS, Paul Martin resigned
    director
  30. 2015-11-16
    ➕
    MAJID, Yusuf Abdul Rashid appointed
    director
  31. 2015-11-16
    ➖
    MAJID, Yusuf Abdul Rashid resigned
    director
  32. 2010-07-27
    ➕
    COLLINS, Paul Martin appointed
    secretary
  33. 2010-07-27
    ➖
    COLLINS, Sharon Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  34. 2008-04-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  35. 2008-03-07
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    Company incorporated
    As APCRA LIMITED
  36. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    COLLINS, Sharon Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  37. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2008-03-07
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  39. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    COLLINS, Paul Martin appointed
    director
  40. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  41. 2008-03-07
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

White Sands Investments Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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White Sands Investments Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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APCRA LIMITED
This company · 06527055

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
White Sands Investments Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/05/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Martin Collinsceased 10/05/2023· significant influence
  • Mrs Sharon Elizabeth Collinsceased 10/05/2023· significant influence

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Unit 30 The Forum
Newark Road
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN6 8HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

YEGANEH, Yusuf Javaheri→
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, Paul Martin→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-27 · resigned 2023-05-10
Resigned
COLLINS, Sharon Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2010-07-27
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2008-03-07
Resigned
COLLINS, Paul Martin→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-11-16 · resigned 2023-05-10
Resigned
COLLINS, Paul Martin→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2015-11-16
Resigned
MAJID, Yusuf Abdul Rashid→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-11-16 · resigned 2015-11-16
Resigned
MUNRO, Rebecca Jayne→
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-05-10 · resigned 2024-09-27
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2008-03-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/04/2008—
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Recent filings (71 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2023-06-07
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2023-06-07
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2023-06-07
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2023-06-07