APEX GOLF COMPANY LIMITED

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09295218 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-04
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£-159.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47710Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
  • 47721Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £159,023

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£159k
↓ 5.6% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£159k-£112k-£66k-£19k£27k£74kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£44.9k£40.6k
Current assets£73.8k£65.5k
Net assets£-159.0k£-150.5k

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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  2. 2024-08-30
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  3. 2023-08-31
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  4. 2022-08-31
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  5. 2021-08-31
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  6. 2020-11-30
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  7. 2019-08-31
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  8. 2018-08-31
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  9. 2017-09-30
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  10. 2016-08-26
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  11. 2015-12-01
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  12. 2015-12-01
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  13. 2015-12-01
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2014-11-04
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    Company incorporated
    As APEX GOLF COMPANY LIMITED
  15. 2014-11-04
    SCHUNTER, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  16. 2014-11-04
    SCHUNTER, Paul Robert appointed
    director
  17. 2014-11-04
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Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Robert Schunter
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
75100%
75-100% shares04/11/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640

Registered office

35 The Drive
Banstead
Surrey
SM7 1DQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SCHUNTER, Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2014-11-04
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Active
SCHUNTER, Paul Robert
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-11-04
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Recent filings (24 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
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accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-18