AP4 LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC357799 · llp · incorporated 2010-09-09
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-345
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -45% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 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
35 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £345
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,420 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 45% YoY
Cash YoY
-45%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£849
↓ 45% YoY
Net Worth
-£345
↓ 132% YoY
Current Assets
£849
↓ 84% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£345£791£2k£3k£4k£5kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£-345£1.1k
Current assets£849£5.3k
Cash£849£1.5k
Net assets£-345£1.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-29
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-08-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  6. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-14
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  12. 2021-12-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  13. 2021-09-23
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2020-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2019-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-10
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  20. 2018-09-30
    ➖
    POOLE, Brian resigned
    llp-designated-member
  21. 2018-09-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2018-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-10-09
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2017-06-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2016-10-05
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2016-07-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2010-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AP4 LLP
  28. 2010-09-09
    ➕
    ADAMS, Peter John appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2010-09-09
    ➕
    SLEE, Peter James appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2010-09-09
    ➕
    POOLE, Brian appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Peter James Slee
Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence14/12/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Brian Pooleceased 14/12/2021· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2010-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

The Charnwood Centre Southampton Road
Bartley
Southampton
SO40 2NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ADAMS, Peter John→
llp-designated-member · ~76y · appointed 2010-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SLEE, Peter James→
llp-designated-member · ~72y · appointed 2010-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POOLE, Brian→
llp-designated-member · ~73y · appointed 2010-09-09 · resigned 2018-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-09-12
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2021-12-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-09-29