APEX BUILDING DISTRIBUTORS LTD

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16230243 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-05
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
year to Feb 2026
Net worth
£7.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46730SIC 46730
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (70/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red 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 £7,105

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£7k
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-28
Total assets£7.1k
Current assets£7.8k
Net assets£7.1k

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 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-06
    KHAN, Mohammed resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-11-06
    KHAN, Mohammed Tufail resigned
    director
  4. 2025-11-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-11-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-11-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-11-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2025-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-06-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-02-05
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    Company incorporated
    As APEX BUILDING DISTRIBUTORS LTD
  11. 2025-02-05
    AHMED, Khuram appointed
    secretary
  12. 2025-02-05
    AHMED, Khuram Rafiq appointed
    director
  13. 2025-02-05
    KHAN, Mohammed appointed
    secretary
  14. 2025-02-05
    KHAN, Mohammed Tufail appointed
    director
  15. 2025-02-05
    📄
    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 1.3 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 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: KHAN, Mohammed resigned 2025-11-06; KHAN, Mohammed Tufail resigned 2025-11-06

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 Khuram Rafiq Ahmed
Individual · British · DOB 01/1998 · age 28
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/02/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mohammed Tufail Khanceased 06/11/2025· 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
Incorporated2025-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Registered office

11 James Street
Burnley
BB10 1JW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

AHMED, Khuram
secretary · appointed 2025-02-05
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Active
AHMED, Khuram Rafiq
director · ~28y · appointed 2025-02-05
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Active
KHAN, Mohammed
secretary · appointed 2025-02-05 · resigned 2025-11-06
Resigned
KHAN, Mohammed Tufail
director · ~29y · appointed 2025-02-05 · resigned 2025-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-05