APPLEDENE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01462152 · ltd · incorporated 1979-11-20

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

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

30 officers (6 active, 30 linked, 27 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

5 active PSC(s) of 15 total, 15 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

201 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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
Average employees	178

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

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filings

• 12 officers
• 10 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

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WILSON, Gwyn resigned
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BRIERLEY, Lubomira resigned
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WALSH, Susan Elizabeth resigned
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SMITHSON, Katherine resigned
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WADDINGTON, Helen Frances resigned
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ROBINSON, Ian Michael resigned
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BRIERLEY, Anthony Paul resigned
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ROBINSON, Clare Felicity resigned
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SANDERSON, Yvonne Denise appointed
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WILSON, Gwyn appointed
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KING, Joanne resigned
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MISSELBROOK, Paul James, Dr resigned
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PIDGEON, Robert John resigned
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PIDGEON, Yvonne Mary resigned
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BRANDON, Paul Laurence appointed
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SHERRARD SMITH, Hugh resigned
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SHERRARD SMITH, Hugh resigned
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SHERRARD-SMITH, Janet Mary resigned
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BRANDON, Judith Sarah resigned
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MISSELBROOK, Paul James, Dr appointed
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KING, Joanne appointed
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DELANEY, Jennifer Sarah, Doctor appointed
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WADDINGTON, Helen Frances appointed
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NEILL, Alastair William resigned
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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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

5 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Yvonne Denise Sanderson Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/01/2020
Mr Paul Laurence Brandon Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Doctor Jennifer Sarah Delaney Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Richard Waddington Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr David Patrick Walsh Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

10 historic (ceased) PSCs

Gwyn Wilsonceased 10/01/2025· significant influence
Mrs Lubomira Brierleyceased 21/09/2020· significant influence
Mrs Susan Elizabeth Walshceased 29/04/2020· significant influence
Mrs Katherine Smithsonceased 14/04/2020· significant influence
Mrs Helen Frances Waddingtonceased 06/04/2020· significant influence
Mr Anthony Paul Brierleyceased 31/03/2020· significant influence
Mr Ian Michael Robinsonceased 31/03/2020· significant influence
Mrs Clare Felicity Robinsonceased 20/03/2020· significant influence
Mrs Joanne Kingceased 18/12/2019· significant influence
Dr Paul James Misselbrookceased 30/09/2018· significant influence

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1979-11-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

G Mill

Dean Clough Industrial Park

Halifax

HX3 5AH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-03

Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (6 active · 24 resigned)

BRANDON, Paul Laurence→

secretary · appointed 2013-03-31

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Active

BRANDON, Paul Laurence→

director · ~60y · appointed 1997-11-21

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Active

DELANEY, Jennifer Sarah, Doctor→

director · ~49y · appointed 2011-04-01

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Active

SANDERSON, Yvonne Denise→

director · ~61y · appointed 2020-01-01

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Active

WADDINGTON, Richard→

director · ~57y · appointed 2004-03-03

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Active

WALSH, David Patrick→

director · ~61y · appointed 2001-08-23

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Active

LEES, Clifford→

secretary · resigned 1994-03-31

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SHERRARD SMITH, Hugh→

secretary · appointed 1994-04-01 · resigned 2013-03-31

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BRANDON, Judith Sarah→

director · ~59y · appointed 2011-01-04 · resigned 2013-03-30

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BRIERLEY, Anthony Paul→

director · ~61y · appointed 1994-09-01 · resigned 2020-03-30

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BRIERLEY, Lubomira→

director · ~50y · appointed 2001-08-23 · resigned 2020-09-21

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DONKERSLEY, Richard Noel→

director · ~72y · resigned 2010-06-15

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KING, Joanne→

director · ~51y · appointed 2012-01-04 · resigned 2019-12-18

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LEES, Clifford→

director · ~97y · resigned 1994-03-31

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LEES, Sheila→

director · ~94y · resigned 1994-03-31

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MISSELBROOK, Paul James, Dr→

director · ~47y · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2018-09-30

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NEILL, Alastair William→

director · ~80y · resigned 2011-03-31

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NEILL, Elizabeth Pauline→

director · ~82y · resigned 2011-03-31

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PIDGEON, Robert John→

director · ~67y · resigned 2013-09-30

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PIDGEON, Yvonne Mary→

director · ~67y · resigned 2013-09-30

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