APE CAPITAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
13994944 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-22
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 64301Activities of investment trusts
  • 64303Activities of venture and development capital companies
  • 66120Security and commodity contracts dealing activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-09
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-03-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-18
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-03-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-02-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2025-01-14
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  9. 2024-07-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-04-11
    UK JIECHENG BUSINESS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2024-04-11
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2023-04-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APE CAPITAL LTD
  14. 2022-03-22
    GUO, Fanlong appointed
    director
  15. 2022-03-22
    UK JIECHENG BUSINESS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2022-03-22
    📄
    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

1 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-04

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
Fanlong Guo
Individual · Chinese · DOB 09/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies

Registered office

37 Croydon Road
Beckenham
BR3 4AB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GUO, Fanlong
director · ~31y · appointed 2022-03-22
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Active
UK JIECHENG BUSINESS LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-03-22 · resigned 2024-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-19
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-25
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-22