APEX CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
13564271 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-13
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
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20590
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46120SIC 46120
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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, 2 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees100100

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-03-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-08-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APEX CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD
  14. 2021-08-13
    ABDUL REHMAN, Hafiz appointed
    director
  15. 2021-08-13
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    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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hafiz Abdul Rehman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20590 — SIC 20590

Registered office

8 St. Albans Road
Cheam
Sutton
SM1 2JH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ABDUL REHMAN, Hafiz
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-08-13
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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23