APPIAH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13899482 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-08
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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: medium (78/100)

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
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
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
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-05
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-08-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-07-22
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-01
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-01-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-05-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-05-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-02-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APPIAH LIMITED
  13. 2022-02-08
    APPIAH, Victor Kofi appointed
    director
  14. 2022-02-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "APPIAH" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 Victor Kofi Appiah
Individual · Ghanaian · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/02/2022

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
Incorporated2022-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

Flat 8 Stevanne Court
26 Lessness Park
Belvedere
Bexley
DA17 5BG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

APPIAH, Victor Kofi
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-02-08
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-01