APOLLO MUSIC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00644559 · ltd · incorporated 1959-12-15
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 20.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £1,142

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£42k
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£45k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£1.1k
Current assets£45.1k
Cash£42.2k
Debtors£2.9k
Net assets£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
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-06-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-06-10
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-01-01
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    MCQUEEN, Andrew John resigned
    director
  6. 2025-11-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-10-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2025-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2025-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-01-15
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-04-08
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-12-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-01-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2021-01-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2006-01-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  22. 2006-01-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  23. 2005-05-31
    ➕
    LOADER, David appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-05-31
    ➕
    LOADER, David appointed
    director
  25. 2005-05-31
    ➖
    BOND, Joanna resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-05-31
    ➖
    JACOBS, Harvey resigned
    director
  27. 2005-05-31
    ➕
    MCQUEEN, Andrew John appointed
    director
  28. 2005-05-31
    ➖
    PAUL-BARRON, Leslie resigned
    director
  29. 2000-05-12
    ➕
    BOND, Joanna appointed
    secretary
  30. 2000-05-12
    ➖
    PAUL-BARRON, Fay Joan resigned
    secretary
  31. 1959-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As APOLLO MUSIC LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew John Mcqueen
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr David Loader
Individual · British · DOB 11/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1959-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

19 Welling High Street
Welling
DA16 1TR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-10
Last: 2026-05-27

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

LOADER, David→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-31
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Active
LOADER, David→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-05-31
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Active
BOND, Joanna→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-12 · resigned 2005-05-31
Resigned
PAUL-BARRON, Fay Joan→
secretary · resigned 2000-05-12
Resigned
JACOBS, Harvey→
director · ~94y · resigned 2005-05-31
Resigned
MCQUEEN, Andrew John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-05-31 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned
PAUL-BARRON, Leslie→
director · ~108y · resigned 2005-05-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
Fixed charge over intellectual property rights1 property06/01/2006—
outstanding
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
Mortgage debenture1 property03/01/2006—
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Recent filings (126 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30