A.P.G. ENTERPRISES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04432897 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-07

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£786.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 36000

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 14.2y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 14.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £786,937

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£787k

↑ 21% YoY

Current Assets

£850k

↑ 28% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£798.0k	£663.8k
Current assets	£850.4k	£666.6k
Net assets	£786.9k	£652.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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2022-12-29
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2021-12-23
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accounts · AA
2021-03-28
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2019-12-29
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accounts · AA
2018-12-18
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accounts · AA
2017-12-31
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accounts · AA
2016-12-31
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accounts · AA
2016-05-16
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-31
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accounts · AA
2015-05-26
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officers · CH03
2015-05-19
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-12-30
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accounts · AA
2013-06-24
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2012-05-23
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2012-02-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2006-06-27
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DIETZ, Susannah May appointed
secretary
2006-06-27
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DIETZ, Audrey Christine resigned
secretary
2002-05-22
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DIETZ, Frederick Arthur appointed
director
2002-05-22
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DIETZ, Audrey Christine appointed
secretary
2002-05-22
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INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-05-22
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INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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2002-05-07
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Company incorporated
As A.P.G. ENTERPRISES LIMITED
2002-05-07
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INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-05-07
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INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Frederick Arthur Dietz Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-05-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

33 Broadwalk

Hockley

Essex

SS5 5DD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-07

Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DIETZ, Susannah May→

secretary · appointed 2006-06-27

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Active

DIETZ, Frederick Arthur→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-05-22

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Active

DIETZ, Audrey Christine→

secretary · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2006-06-27

Resigned

INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-07 · resigned 2002-05-22

Resigned

INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-07 · resigned 2002-05-22

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	24/06/2013	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	23/05/2012	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	14/02/2012	—

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