AP CIVILS SCOTLAND LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC700420 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-01
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-08-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-08-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-08-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-08-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2023-08-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-08-03
    KELLY, Paul resigned
    director
  14. 2023-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AP CIVILS SCOTLAND LTD
  18. 2021-06-01
    BROWN, Alexander appointed
    director
  19. 2021-06-01
    KELLY, Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2021-06-01
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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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-06-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Brown
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/06/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Kellyceased 18/08/2023· 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
Incorporated2021-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

2 Corespace, Byrehill Drive
West Byrehill Industrial Estate
Kilwinning
Ayrshire
KA13 6HN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-06-14OVERDUE
Last: 2024-05-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BROWN, Alexander
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-06-01
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Active
KELLY, Paul
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-06-01 · resigned 2023-08-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-17