AP BRANDS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08647804 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
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
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-17➖MURALIDHAR, Balaji, Dr resigneddirector
- 2025-06-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-06-12📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2020-04-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-07-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-05-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-04-20➖LOCK, Lorraine Lee resigneddirector
- 2015-02-03➕LOCK, Thomas Oliver appointeddirector
- 2015-02-03➕PILAVAKIS, Alexis Demitrios Christopher appointeddirector
- 2015-02-03➕MURALIDHAR, Balaji, Dr appointeddirector
- 2013-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AP BRANDS LTD
- 2013-08-13➕LOCK, Lorraine Lee appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 Thomas Oliver Lock Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence | 13/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Registered office
Ember House
The Green
Hersham
Surrey
KT12 4HR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
LOCK, Thomas Oliver→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2015-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PILAVAKIS, Alexis Demitrios Christopher→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2015-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOCK, Lorraine Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-08-13 · resigned 2015-04-20
MURALIDHAR, Balaji, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-02-03 · resigned 2025-06-17
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06