APPLECART LIMITED
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.9 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.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-06-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-12-30➖DAVIES, Mary Josephine resignedsecretary
- 2007-07-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2004-06-03➖NEWTON, Elayne Linda resigneddirector
- 1999-08-15➕DAVIES, Mary Josephine appointedsecretary
- 1999-08-01➖NEWTON, Elayne Linda resignedsecretary
- 1996-04-01➕NEWTON, Elayne Linda appointeddirector
- 1994-03-31➖DIX, Helen Amanda resignedsecretary
- 1994-03-31➕NEWTON, Elayne Linda appointedsecretary
- 1972-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLECART LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- 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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-14
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Edward Newton Individual · British · DOB 07/1949 · age 77 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 30/07/2007 | — |