APEX EVEREST LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14927182 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-09
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — 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 (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-06-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-02-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2026-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2026-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2026-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-09-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2025-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2025-01-13
    CLAYTON, Darren resigned
    director
  12. 2025-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-06-09
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    Company incorporated
    As APEX EVEREST LIMITED
  14. 2023-06-09
    CLAYTON, Adam appointed
    director
  15. 2023-06-09
    CLAYTON, Darren appointed
    director
  16. 2023-06-09
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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

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: 2026-06-22

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren Clayton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/06/2023
Mr Adam Clayton
Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

28 Alexandra Terrace
Exmouth
Devon
EX8 1BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CLAYTON, Adam
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-06-09
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Active
CLAYTON, Darren
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-06-09 · resigned 2025-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-09