APEX CAD DRAWING & PLANNING LTD

💤Zombieactive
14347206 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-09
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£31.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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, 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
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
8 filings
60
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
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,169

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£31k
↑ 70% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£12k£19k£25k£31kSept 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-012023-09-30
Total assets£31.2k£18.3k
Current assets£27.4k£17.4k
Net assets£31.2k£18.3k

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 (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-27
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-11-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APEX CAD DRAWING & PLANNING LTD
  6. 2022-09-09
    FRENCH, Thomas Edward appointed
    director
  7. 2022-09-09
    📄
    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 ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Edward French
Individual · British · DOB 08/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/09/2022

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
Incorporated2022-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

15 Neptune Court
Vanguard Way
Cardiff
CF24 5PJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-10-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FRENCH, Thomas Edward
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-09-09
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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-09