APPLETON WOODS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00907224 · ltd · incorporated 1967-05-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 44.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 44.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Total assets | — | £2.13M |
| Current assets | — | £2.57M |
| Cash | — | £315.2k |
| Debtors | — | £1.35M |
| Net assets | — | £1.94M |
| Average employees | 2600 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-14🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Treyd Ab
- 2025-07-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-28🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2025-07-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-07-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-31➖MOORE, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-25➖HOUSLEY, Nathaniel Luke resigneddirector
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-01➕KAUR, Natindarjit appointeddirector
- 2022-04-01➕HOUSLEY, Nathaniel Luke appointeddirector
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-16➕MOORE, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2014-08-13🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2013-01-07🔒Charge registered #6Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-01-07🔒Charge registered #5Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2011-08-31➖BROWN, Derek Francis resigneddirector
- 2003-06-30➖BROWN, June Moreen resigneddirector
- 2003-03-03🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2003-03-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2003-03-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-01-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-12-11➕BROWN, Christopher Lindon appointedsecretary
- 1998-12-11➖BROWN, June Moreen resignedsecretary
- 1994-04-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1983-04-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1982-06-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1967-05-30🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLETON WOODS LIMITED
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 59 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Appleton Woods Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Appleton Woods Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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APPLETON WOODS LIMITED
This company · 00907224
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Appleton Woods Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/07/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Christopher Lindon Brownceased 14/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1967-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
New Lindon House Catesby Park
Kings Norton
Birmingham
B38 8SE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
BROWN, Christopher Lindon→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAUR, Natindarjit→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, June Moreen→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-12-11
BROWN, Derek Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 2011-08-31
BROWN, June Moreen→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 2003-06-30
HOUSLEY, Nathaniel Luke→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2024-06-25
MOORE, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-09-16 · resigned 2025-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Treyd Ab | A registered charge | — | 14/08/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/01/2013 | 28/07/2025 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/01/2013 | 13/08/2014 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/01/2003 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 08/04/1994 | 03/03/2003 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 20/04/1983 | 03/03/2003 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 29/06/1982 | 03/03/2003 |
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Recent filings (117 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05