AP ASSEMBLIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10505656 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-01
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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: medium (78/100)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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-03-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-12-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-12-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-12-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs AP ASSEMBLIES LIMITED
- 2016-12-01➕PRING, Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2016-12-01➕PRING, Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
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Mr Anthony Pring Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. S. B. (RAILWAY NETWORK) INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 02736664 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| APL PLASTICS LIMITED→ 00743495 · est 1962 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 63y | — | — |
| APPLE PRINT & CREATIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 09103910 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| APPLE PRINT HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 06596756 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| APPLE PRINT LIMITED→ 02001899 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
| APPLERANGE LIMITED→ 01894501 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| APPLIANCE BOOK LTD→ 08731306 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| APPLIED TRAFFIC LIMITED→ 04265207 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| APPLIED VWS LIMITED→ 16198200 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| APPLIED WEIGHING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 02851771 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| APPSOFFICIAL LTD→ 15785001 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AQUAFACTORS LTD→ 08165044 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
Unit 5b Thurley Farm Business Units, Pump Lane
Grazeley
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 1LL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
PRING, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2016-12-01
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Recent filings (32 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-20