A.P.T HGV LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13965864 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-09
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-176.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.9y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 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
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £176,300
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£120k
Net Worth
-£176k
↓ 2616% YoY
Current Assets
£430k
↑ 356% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £140.8k | £-6.5k |
| Current assets | £430.4k | £94.3k |
| Cash | £120.4k | — |
| Debtors | £309.9k | — |
| Net assets | £-176.3k | £-6.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-14➕POZNIAK, Pawel appointeddirector
- 2025-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31➖POZNIAK, Michal resigneddirector
- 2024-12-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-16📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2024-09-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-10➕POZNIAK, Michal appointeddirector
- 2024-09-10➖POZNIAK, Pawel resigneddirector
- 2024-07-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-06-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-10➕POZNIAK, Pawel appointeddirector
- 2024-03-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
- 2023-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20➖POZNIAK, Pawel resigneddirector
- 2023-02-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Team Factors LTD
- 2022-06-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-13➕POZNIAK, Pawel appointeddirector
- 2022-03-09🏢Company incorporatedAs A.P.T HGV LTD
- 2022-03-09➕POZNIAK, Anna appointeddirector
- 2022-03-09📄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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Anna Pozniak Individual · Polish · DOB 11/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/03/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Chelworth Ind Estate J&B Chelworth Industrial Estate
Cricklade
Swindon
SN6 6HQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
POZNIAK, Anna→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-03-09
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POZNIAK, Pawel→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-08-14
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POZNIAK, Michal→
Resigneddirector · ~24y · appointed 2024-09-10 · resigned 2025-01-31
POZNIAK, Pawel→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-06-10 · resigned 2024-09-10
POZNIAK, Pawel→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-06-13 · resigned 2023-02-20
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 15/03/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Team Factors Team Factors LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/07/2022 | 03/07/2024 |
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-11
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-10-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-09