APM FRESH (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07935860 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£1.11M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -37% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 11.0y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £1,112,323
Net assets shrinking
Down £234,806 YoY
Cash YoY
-37%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£794k
↓ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£377k£754k£1.1m£1.5m£1.9mNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£1.12M£1.35M
Current assets£1.50M£1.88M
Cash£794.2k£1.26M
Debtors£678.6k£612.8k
Net assets£1.11M£1.35M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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  2. 2026-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  3. 2025-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-16
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-05
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-07
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2021-09-10
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  9. 2021-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2021-01-21
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    DADGE, Teresa Elizabeth resigned
    director
  12. 2021-01-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-01-21
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-01-21
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    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2021-01-21
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    Charge satisfied #3
  16. 2020-03-25
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-03-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-02-17
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    capital · SH06
  19. 2020-02-17
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    capital · SH03
  20. 2020-02-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-01-31
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    DADGE, Ronald Charles resigned
    director
  22. 2019-04-25
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2017-06-28
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    UNDERHILL, Andrew David appointed
    director
  24. 2015-12-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  25. 2015-12-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  26. 2015-06-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  27. 2015-04-29
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    DADGE, Matthew Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2015-04-29
    ➕
    DADGE, Phillip appointed
    director
  29. 2012-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As APM FRESH (UK) LIMITED
  30. 2012-02-03
    ➕
    DADGE, Ronald Charles appointed
    director
  31. 2012-02-03
    ➕
    DADGE, Teresa Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

Apm (Europe) Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Apm (Europe) Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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APM FRESH (UK) LIMITED
This company · 07935860

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
Apm (Europe) Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/01/2021
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Matthew Charles Dadgeceased 30/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Philip Dadgeceased 30/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Teresa Elizabeth Dadgeceased 21/01/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Ronald Charles Dadgeceased 31/01/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2012-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Registered office

Suite 1 Tadcaster House
Kempton Road
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 2TA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DADGE, Matthew Charles→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DADGE, Phillip→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-04-29
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Active
UNDERHILL, Andrew David→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DADGE, Ronald Charles→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-02-03 · resigned 2020-01-31
Resigned
DADGE, Teresa Elizabeth→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-02-03 · resigned 2021-01-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property18/12/201521/01/2021
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property08/12/201525/04/2019
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—24/06/2015—
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Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-10
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03