APPLE EXECUTIVE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08427083 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-04
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
42 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-03-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-11-23➖AHMED, Nasir Uddin resigneddirector
- 2016-03-01➕AHMED, Nasir Uddin appointeddirector
- 2013-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLE EXECUTIVE LIMITED
- 2013-03-04➕AHMED, Shuhel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Shuhel Ahmed Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/03/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Nasir Uddin Ahmedceased 22/11/2018· 25-50% shares · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AMS DELIVERY LTD→ 16190621 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANDREW DAV LOGISTIC LTD→ 16848365 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AQUILLO CHARTERING LIMITED→ 13926373 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ARUNASV TRANSPORT LTD→ 16022970 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASM UK LOGISTICS LTD→ 16216594 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AVANT CHAUFFEURS LTD→ 16505399 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVANTI TRUCKING LTD→ 12330493 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AYIOCI LTD→ 14484096 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BABI CABS LIMITED→ 08194073 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BAT.TAXI LIMITED→ 16921454 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BDG DELIVERY UK LTD→ 16342279 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BEARS PRESTIGE LIMITED→ 16622486 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
76 Bromley Road
Beckenham
BR3 5NP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
AHMED, Shuhel→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AHMED, Nasir Uddin→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2018-11-23
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-20