APN LEISURE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

07938334 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-07

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

£76.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £76,420

Net assets shrinking

Down £30,545 YoY

Cash YoY

-20%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£143k

↓ 20% YoY

Net Worth

£76k

↓ 29% YoY

Current Assets

£178k

↓ 6.1% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£76.4k	£107.0k
Current assets	£178.1k	£189.7k
Cash	£142.5k	£178.7k
Debtors	£35.5k	£10.9k
Net assets	£76.4k	£107.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-03-05
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2025-03-20
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2024-02-16
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accounts · AA
2023-03-23
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accounts · AA
2022-11-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-22
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capital · SH01
2022-03-23
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accounts · AA
2021-03-24
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accounts · AA
2020-03-17
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2019-04-16
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2019-02-18
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accounts · AA01
2018-09-03
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accounts · AA
2018-08-22
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2018-08-09
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2018-05-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-06-30
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accounts · AA
2012-02-07
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Company incorporated
As APN LEISURE LIMITED
2012-02-07
➕
PHILLIPS, Susan appointed
secretary
2012-02-07
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NORTHGRAVES, Arthur Patrick appointed
director

Owner dependency

95/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Arthur Patrick Northgraves Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

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ALL GAME AND EGGS LTD→ 11256422 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
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APARTMENTS@52 LTD→ 12403031 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
APN HOLIDAYS LIMITED→ 15555348 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ARNCLIFFE ARMS B&B LTD→ 13941928 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
AROUND OUR GAF (DINNINGTON) LTD→ 15466437 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
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ATHLEY LIMITED→ 14485695 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
ATIYA SPICE TAKEAWAY LTD→ 17084771 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ATLAS CAFE (SCARBOROUGH) LIMITED→ 16662727 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-02-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

Medina House

2 Station Avenue

Bridlington

East Yorkshire

YO16 4LZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-21

Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PHILLIPS, Susan→

secretary · appointed 2012-02-07

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Active

NORTHGRAVES, Arthur Patrick→

director · ~80y · appointed 2012-02-07

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Active

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Recent filings (36 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-03-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-10

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2022-11-22

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2022-11-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-03-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-03-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-02-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-03-17