APEX KART LIMITED

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09436632 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-12
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£2.29M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -42% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 10.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,292,835
Cash draining
Cash down 42% YoY
Cash YoY
-42%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£112k
↓ 42% YoY
Net Worth
£2.3m
↑ 5.6% YoY
Current Assets
£114k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£459k£917k£1.4m£1.8m£2.3mAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£2.67M£2.55M
Current assets£113.9k£194.5k
Cash£112.3k£194.5k
Debtors£1.6k
Net assets£2.29M£2.17M

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-24
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-06-13
    DUBOIS, Sebastien resigned
    director
  6. 2025-06-13
    GHELLAMALLAH, Cedric resigned
    director
  7. 2025-06-12
    MURRAY, Luke appointed
    director
  8. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-26
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-28
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    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2022-04-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2022-04-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  14. 2022-04-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2022-03-30
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  16. 2021-08-06
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  17. 2021-02-25
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  18. 2019-12-04
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  19. 2018-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-05-13
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    gazette · DISS40
  22. 2015-11-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2015-11-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2015-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As APEX KART LIMITED
  25. 2015-02-12
    DUBOIS, Sebastien appointed
    director
  26. 2015-02-12
    GHELLAMALLAH, Cedric appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

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 Sebastien Dubois
Individual · French · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
2550%
25-50% shares17/11/2016
Mr Cedric Ghellamallah
Individual · French · DOB 09/1987 · age 39
2550%
25-50% shares17/11/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Circuit Raceway Babbage Road, Engineer Park
Sandycroft
Deeside
Clwyd
CH5 2QD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MURRAY, Luke
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-06-12
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Active
DUBOIS, Sebastien
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-02-12 · resigned 2025-06-13
Resigned
GHELLAMALLAH, Cedric
director · ~39y · appointed 2015-02-12 · resigned 2025-06-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property18/11/201528/04/2022
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge18/11/201528/04/2022

Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-04-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16