APM BLESS (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10915484 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-15
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£3.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,758

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 160% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k-£3k-£519£2k£5k£8kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£3.8k£8.1k
Current assets£3.8k£8.1k
Cash—£8.1k
Debtors—£0
Net assets£3.8k£-6.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-23
    ➖
    COOMBER, Timothy John resigned
    director
  5. 2024-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-04-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-08-14
    ➕
    STUART, Kelvin David appointed
    director
  15. 2018-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-11-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As APM BLESS (UK) LIMITED
  18. 2017-08-15
    ➕
    COOMBER, Timothy John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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

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 Kelvin David Stuart
Individual · Australian · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares15/11/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Timothy John Coomberceased 01/04/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated2017-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Ground Floor, Nth Warehouse Ground Floor, Nth Warehouse
Gloucester Docks
Gloucester
Gloucester
GL1 2EP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STUART, Kelvin David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-08-14
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Active
COOMBER, Timothy John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2017-08-15 · resigned 2024-04-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24