APEG UK LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13847711 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-13
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£102.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45400SIC 45400
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £102,297
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£102k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£154k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-30 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £101.0k | £78.0k |
| Current assets | £153.5k | £222.6k |
| Net assets | £102.3k | £83.7k |
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 (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-14➕WAHID, Afrina Binti appointeddirector
- 2023-01-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-23➖LASIMAN, Wahid Bin resigneddirector
- 2022-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-15📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-06-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-07➖WAHID, Afrina Binti resigneddirector
- 2022-02-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-26➕WAHID, Alya Binti appointeddirector
- 2022-01-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-18➕WAHID, Afrina Binti appointeddirector
- 2022-01-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs APEG UK LTD
- 2022-01-13➕WAHID, Afrina Binti appointedsecretary
- 2022-01-13➕LASIMAN, Wahid Bin appointeddirector
- 2022-01-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high · 1 lowConfirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-16
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Afrina Binti Wahid Individual · Malaysian · DOB 11/2000 · age 26 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 01/11/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Wahid Bin Lasimanceased 01/11/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
9 Witham Walk
Northampton
NN5 7JH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-02
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
WAHID, Afrina Binti→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-01-13
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WAHID, Afrina Binti→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2023-09-14
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WAHID, Alya Binti→
Activedirector · ~23y · appointed 2022-01-26
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LASIMAN, Wahid Bin→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-01-13 · resigned 2023-01-23
WAHID, Afrina Binti→
Resigneddirector · ~26y · appointed 2022-01-18 · resigned 2022-02-07
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Recent filings (25 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26