AAP WHOLESALE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08966102 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-28
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2024-09-30
Average employees200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-24
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  2. 2024-12-10
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  3. 2023-08-30
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  4. 2022-11-04
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  5. 2021-12-06
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  6. 2021-01-04
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  7. 2019-10-17
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  8. 2018-12-12
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  9. 2018-12-11
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  10. 2017-12-29
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  11. 2016-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-12-23
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    CARR, Vicky appointed
    director
  13. 2015-12-23
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    BARRETT, Philip resigned
    director
  14. 2015-12-23
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  15. 2015-12-23
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  16. 2015-12-23
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  17. 2015-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AAP WHOLESALE LIMITED
  19. 2014-03-28
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    CARR, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-03-28
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    CARR, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2014-03-28
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    BARRETT, Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Carr
Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/12/2016
Mrs Vicky Carr
Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/12/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

20 Cardigan Avenue
Oswaldtwistle
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 4QL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CARR, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2014-03-28
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Active
CARR, Andrew→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-03-28
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Active
CARR, Vicky→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-12-23
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Active
BARRETT, Philip→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-03-28 · resigned 2015-12-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-11