APEXHOMEIMPROVEMENTSTD LTD

💤Zombieactive
10671891 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-15
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-06-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-04-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-03-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As APEXHOMEIMPROVEMENTSTD LTD
  19. 2017-03-15
    JAMES, Jordan appointed
    director

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 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jordan James
Individual · British · DOB 10/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jordan Jamesceased 15/03/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2017-03-15
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

21 Dynevor Road
Garnant
Ammanford
Carmarthenshire
SA18 1NP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JAMES, Jordan
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-03-15
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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-11