APM SALES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC494172 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-31
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), 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: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2017-06-20
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2017-06-20
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2017-04-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2016-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2016-01-25
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  6. 2014-12-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APM SALES LIMITED
  7. 2014-12-31
    RASHID, Ally appointed
    director
  8. 2014-12-31
    📄
    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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2017-06-20

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

198 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2015-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

RASHID, Ally
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-12-31
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Recent filings (5 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2017-06-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2017-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-09-29
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2014-12-31