ADVANCED PROCESSING GROUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13735677 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-10
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 65/100 (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, 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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
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
66
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Cash£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.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-02-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-16
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-02-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-11-28
    GERRARD, Sarah Louise appointed
    director
  7. 2025-11-28
    GERRARD, Richard resigned
    director
  8. 2025-11-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-11-25
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-11-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-11-22
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  12. 2025-11-07
    GOODMAN, Paul resigned
    director
  13. 2025-11-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2025-11-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2025-08-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-09-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  17. 2024-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2024-02-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2024-02-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2023-08-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-11-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED PROCESSING GROUP LIMITED
  22. 2021-11-10
    GERRARD, Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2021-11-10
    GOODMAN, Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2021-11-10
    📄
    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

2 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GERRARD, Richard resigned 2025-11-28; GOODMAN, Paul resigned 2025-11-07

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-09-30: certificate-change-of-name-company

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sarah Louise Gerrard
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
2550%
25-50% shares28/11/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Richard Gerrardceased 28/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Paul Goodmanceased 21/11/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2021-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Crown Point Crick Road
Hillmorton
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV23 0AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GERRARD, Sarah Louise
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-11-28
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Active
GERRARD, Richard
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-11-10 · resigned 2025-11-28
Resigned
GOODMAN, Paul
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-11-10 · resigned 2025-11-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-24
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20