APEX MOTOR LOGISTICS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13693178 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-20
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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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45112SIC 45112
- 45190SIC 45190
- 52290Other transportation support activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £100
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | £100 |
| Net assets | £100 | £100 |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-01➕DARWISH, Noureldine appointeddirector
- 2024-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2023-01-22📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2023-01-14📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2021-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs APEX MOTOR LOGISTICS LIMITED
- 2021-10-20➕DARWISH, Amr appointeddirector
- 2021-10-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Amr Darwish Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/10/2021 |
Mr Noureldine Darwish Individual · British · DOB 12/2002 · age 24 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DARWISH, Amr→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-10-20
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DARWISH, Noureldine→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2025-07-01
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-29
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-01-24
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2023-01-22
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28