APOCRYF LTD

💤Zombieactive
10928818 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-23
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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£253£506£760£1k£1kMar 2023Mar 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-312023-03-31
Total assets£1.3k
Current assets£1
Net assets£1.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 officers
  • 1 restoration
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-16
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  4. 2024-11-19
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  5. 2024-09-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  6. 2024-08-21
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  7. 2024-08-19
    URBANIAK, Ireneusz appointed
    director
  8. 2024-08-19
    URBANIAK, Ireneusz resigned
    director
  9. 2024-08-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-08-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2017-08-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APOCRYF LTD
  20. 2017-08-23
    URBANIAK, Ireneusz appointed
    director
  21. 2017-08-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-08-19

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ireneusz Urbaniak
Individual · Polish · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest23/08/2017

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
Incorporated2017-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

29 Amber Gardens
Andover
SP10 3EB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-12-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-08-19OVERDUE
Last: 2023-08-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

URBANIAK, Ireneusz
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-08-19
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Active
URBANIAK, Ireneusz
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-08-23 · resigned 2024-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-16
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2026-01-16
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-11-19
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-09-03
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2024-08-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05