APW LEISURE LIMITED

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08554835 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-04
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£25.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers)
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £25,344
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,023 YoY
Cash YoY
+634%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£433
↑ 634% YoY
Net Worth
£25k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£29.9k£40.8k
Current assets£18.0k£17.9k
Cash£433£59
Debtors£95£510
Net assets£25.3k£35.4k

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

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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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
11
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 3 officers
  • • 3 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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  2. 2026-03-20
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  3. 2026-03-20
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  4. 2026-03-12
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  5. 2026-03-11
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  6. 2026-03-11
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  7. 2026-03-11
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  8. 2026-03-11
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  10. 2026-02-18
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  11. 2025-03-20
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  12. 2024-03-22
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  13. 2023-03-24
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  14. 2022-01-24
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  15. 2021-01-25
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  16. 2020-03-12
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  17. 2019-03-26
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  18. 2013-08-01
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    WATTS, Jonathan Charles resigned
    director
  19. 2013-07-15
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    WATTS, Howard John appointed
    director
  20. 2013-07-02
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    WATTS, Howard John resigned
    director
  21. 2013-06-28
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    WATTS, Howard John appointed
    director
  22. 2013-06-27
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    WATTS, Howard John resigned
    director
  23. 2013-06-27
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    WATTS, Jonathan Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2013-06-04
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    Company incorporated
    As APW LEISURE LIMITED
  25. 2013-06-04
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    WATTS, Howard John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 79 — succession pressure is live.

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 79 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 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Howard John Watts
Individual · British · DOB 05/1947 · age 79
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77330 — Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers)

Registered office

Boundary House
Cricket Field Road
Uxbridge
Greater London
UB8 1QG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-18
Last: 2026-06-04

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WATTS, Howard John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-07-15
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Active
WATTS, Howard John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-06-28 · resigned 2013-07-02
Resigned
WATTS, Howard John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-06-04 · resigned 2013-06-27
Resigned
WATTS, Jonathan Charles→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-06-27 · resigned 2013-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22