APPS MACHINERY TRANSPORT LTD
💤Zombieactive
12119511 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-24
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-01➖APPLEBY, Damian resigneddirector
- 2022-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-01➕APPLEBY, Damian appointeddirector
- 2021-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-01➖APPLEBY, Damion Eric resigneddirector
- 2021-06-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs APPS MACHINERY TRANSPORT LTD
- 2019-07-24➕APPLEBY, Craig Carl appointeddirector
- 2019-07-24➕APPLEBY, Damion Eric appointeddirector
- 2019-07-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
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 Craig Carl Appleby Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 09/06/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul Price-Stephensceased 09/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Peter Price-Stephensceased 09/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Unit 5 Penn Street
Amersham
HP7 0FA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
APPLEBY, Craig Carl→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
APPLEBY, Damian→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-03-01 · resigned 2022-07-01
APPLEBY, Damion Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-07-24 · resigned 2021-07-01
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09