APC BUSINESS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14852474 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-08
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 May 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£23k£45k£68k£91k£113kMay 2025May 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-05-072025-05-07
Total assets£157.2k
Current assets£113.4k
Net assets£107.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-06-19
    KHERADMANDAN CHELPA, Nadia resigned
    director
  6. 2023-06-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-06-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-05-08
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    Company incorporated
    As APC BUSINESS LTD
  9. 2023-05-08
    CHELPA, Arkadiusz Patryk appointed
    director
  10. 2023-05-08
    KHERADMANDAN CHELPA, Nadia appointed
    director
  11. 2023-05-08
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    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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Arkadiusz Patryk Chelpa
Individual · Polish · DOB 02/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/05/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Nadia Kheradmandan Chelpaceased 19/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-05-08
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

53/54 Chester Street
Wrexham
Wales
LL13 8BA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-02-07
Last made up to: 2026-05-07
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CHELPA, Arkadiusz Patryk
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-05-08
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Active
KHERADMANDAN CHELPA, Nadia
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-05-08 · resigned 2023-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-08