APEX INSTALLERS (LARKHALL) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC629627 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-07
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,564
Cash YoY
+123%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£696
↑ 123% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 155% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£24k£31k£39kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£6.9k£3.1k
Current assets£37.8k£39.2k
Cash£696£312
Debtors£37.1k£38.9k
Net assets£2.6k£1.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-02-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-02-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-02-17
    ➖
    CURIVAN, Aimee Louise resigned
    director
  7. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-05-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-04-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-04-06
    ➕
    CURIVAN, Aimee Louise appointed
    director
  18. 2019-05-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APEX INSTALLERS (LARKHALL) LIMITED
  19. 2019-05-07
    ➕
    CURIVAN, Scott appointed
    director
  20. 2019-05-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Scott Curivan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/05/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Aimee Louise Curivanceased 17/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2019-05-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Hawthorn Gardens
Larkhall
ML9 2TD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-13
Last: 2025-04-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CURIVAN, Scott→
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-05-07
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Active
CURIVAN, Aimee Louise→
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-04-06 · resigned 2025-02-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20