AP MEDIA LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08899783 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-18
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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, 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,617
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£691
↑ 7.6% YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.6k | £-3.0k |
| Current assets | £6.5k | £8.0k |
| Cash | £691 | £642 |
| Debtors | £5.8k | £7.3k |
| Net assets | £-2.6k | £-3.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AP MEDIA LIMITED
- 2014-02-18➕KHAN, Amjad Mahmood appointeddirector
- 2014-02-18➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2014-02-18➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Amjad Mahmood Khan Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ANNABEL SPENCELEY LTD→ 07471637 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AP5 TRAVEL LTD→ 16618110 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| APEX VOYAGE GROUP LTD→ 16190709 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARM WARS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 09684610 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ARMAAN A TRAVELS LTD→ 12410431 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ARTEMIS DESIGNS LTD→ 10921313 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ARTISAN ESCAPES LIMITED→ 11029294 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ASTRO PITCHES LTD→ 12787983 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| B & A SNOOKER & POOL LIMITED→ 05083502 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| BALMANSPORTS LTD→ 13559634 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BARLICK ART AND CRAFTS DROP-IN STUDIO C.I.C.→ 09515506 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
10 Woodbine Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 6JZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
KHAN, Amjad Mahmood→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2014-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2014-02-18 · resigned 2014-02-18
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-07