A P WALSH LTD

💤Zombieactive
13308204 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-01
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£87.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46630
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £87,620

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£158k
Net Worth
£88k
↑ 5289% YoY
Current Assets
£866k
↑ 7571% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£173k£346k£519k£692k£866kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£112.0k£36.5k
Current assets£865.6k£11.3k
Cash£157.6k
Debtors£407.5k
Net assets£87.6k£1.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 capital
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-04-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-03-27
    WALSH, Philip Anthony resigned
    director
  7. 2025-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-01-10
    WALSH, Philip Anthony appointed
    director
  11. 2023-04-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-03-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-10-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2021-10-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-04-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A P WALSH LTD
  17. 2021-04-01
    WALSH, Aaron Philip John appointed
    director
  18. 2021-04-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WALSH" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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.)

Group structure

Falcon Plant Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Falcon Plant Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
A P WALSH LTD
This company · 13308204

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Falcon Plant Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/04/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Aaron Philip John Walshceased 04/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46630 — SIC 46630

Registered office

43 Tandem Mill Road
Newport
NP19 4DP
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WALSH, Aaron Philip John
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-04-01
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Active
WALSH, Philip Anthony
director · ~75y · appointed 2024-01-10 · resigned 2025-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-07