AP1982 LTD.

🌿Early-stageactive
13623144 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-15
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10910
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  2. 2025-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-02
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-03-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-11-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-11-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-11-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-08-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-09
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2021-12-08
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  12. 2021-12-06
    ➕
    VISTRA COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2021-09-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AP1982 LTD.
  14. 2021-09-15
    ➕
    MELLONI, Eugenia appointed
    director
  15. 2021-09-15
    ➕
    PIVA, Andrea appointed
    director
  16. 2021-09-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2021-09-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Andrea Piva
Individual · Italian · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares15/09/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Vetagro International S.R.Lceased 15/09/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2021-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10910 — SIC 10910

Registered office

Suite 1, 7th Floor 50 Broadway
London
SW1H 0BL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

VISTRA COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-12-06
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Active
MELLONI, Eugenia→
director · ~77y · appointed 2021-09-15
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Active
PIVA, Andrea→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-09-15
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Active

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Recent filings (17 total)

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-12-09
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-12-08