APEX MOTORS CARDIFF LTD

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15797556 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. 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 (55/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2024-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-09-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-09-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-09-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-09-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-09-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-09-10
    MIAH, Shamsu appointed
    director
  10. 2024-09-10
    HAMID, Sheikh Mohammed Rifath resigned
    director
  11. 2024-09-10
    SINGH, Rowjee Kaur resigned
    director
  12. 2024-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-06-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APEX MOTORS CARDIFF LTD
  14. 2024-06-23
    HAMID, Sheikh Mohammed Rifath appointed
    director
  15. 2024-06-23
    SINGH, Rowjee Kaur appointed
    director
  16. 2024-06-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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
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: 2026-03-23

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
Mr Shamsu Miah
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
75100%
75-100% shares10/09/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Rowjee Kaur Singhceased 10/09/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2024-06-23
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

106 Lansdowne Road
Cardiff
CF5 1PU
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-23OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MIAH, Shamsu
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-09-10
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Active
HAMID, Sheikh Mohammed Rifath
director · ~23y · appointed 2024-06-23 · resigned 2024-09-10
Resigned
SINGH, Rowjee Kaur
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-06-23 · resigned 2024-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-23