APK INDUSTRIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07071667 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-10
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£127.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -39% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
63 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £127,378
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,584 YoY
Cash YoY
-39%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£122k
↓ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£127k
↓ 6.3% YoY
Current Assets
£158k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£46k£92k£138k£184k£230kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£127.4k£136.2k
Current assets£158.1k£229.9k
Cash£122.3k£199.3k
Debtors£35.9k£30.6k
Net assets£127.4k£136.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-20
    📍
    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  7. 2023-06-19
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  8. 2023-06-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-06-12
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  10. 2023-06-12
    📍
    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  11. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-11
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  13. 2022-11-10
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  14. 2022-11-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-08-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2022-08-17
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  17. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-11-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2014-10-05
    ➖
    RUSSO, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  20. 2010-11-24
    ➖
    WILFRED T FRY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2009-11-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APK INDUSTRIES LIMITED
  22. 2009-11-10
    ➕
    GREIG, Alan Stuart appointed
    director
  23. 2009-11-10
    ➕
    WILFRED T FRY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2009-11-10
    ➕
    RUSSO, Paul Anthony 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Alan Stuart Greig
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Sparkhouse
Rope Walk
Lincoln
LN6 7DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GREIG, Alan Stuart→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILFRED T FRY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-11-10 · resigned 2010-11-24
Resigned
RUSSO, Paul Anthony→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-11-10 · resigned 2014-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2023-06-20
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-12
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-06-12
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2023-06-12