APC ACCOUNTANCY (STAFFS) LTD
💤Zombieactive
07625006 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£20.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £20,930
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£21k
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £27.9k |
| Current assets | £5.3k |
| Net assets | £20.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-05-13➖CLARK, Alan Peter resignedsecretary
- 2011-05-06🏢Company incorporatedAs APC ACCOUNTANCY (STAFFS) LTD
- 2011-05-06➕CLARK, Alan Peter appointeddirector
- 2011-05-06➕CLARK, Alan Peter appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanNo 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 Alan Peter Clark Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
47 Ampleforth Drive
Stafford
ST17 4TE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
CLARK, Alan Peter→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2011-05-06
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CLARK, Alan Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-05-06 · resigned 2013-05-13
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-06