APPRO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01565688 · ltd · incorporated 1981-06-02

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒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

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (7 active, 27 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

143 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

2 years 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	2024-03-31
Average employees	600	600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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2024-11-13
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accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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accounts · AA
2022-06-22
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officers · AP01
2022-06-22
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officers · TM01
2022-06-01
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STANHOPE, David Paul appointed
director
2022-06-01
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WHITLAM, John resigned
director
2021-12-16
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accounts · AA
2021-03-25
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accounts · AA
2021-03-19
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officers · CH01
2021-03-19
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officers · CH01
2019-07-16
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accounts · AA
2019-01-11
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officers · AP01
2019-01-11
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officers · AP01
2019-01-11
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officers · TM01
2018-07-10
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2018-05-25
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SHELTON, Helen appointed
director
2018-05-25
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SHELTON, Neil Trevis appointed
director
2018-05-25
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ROBERTSON, James Harber resigned
director
2015-01-19
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WILLIAMS, Oluyomi Akinwale Olatunde, Mr. appointed
director
2015-01-19
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BAXTER, Christopher Robert resigned
director
2014-09-18
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ROBERTSON, James Harber appointed
director
2014-09-08
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CARTWRIGHT, Jennie Marie resigned
director
2014-09-08
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PEARSE, Elliot Neville resigned
director
2011-04-21
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CARTWRIGHT, Jennie Marie appointed
director
2011-04-21
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PEARSE, Elliot Neville appointed
director
2011-04-21
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SAPSED, Amanda resigned
director
2006-07-07
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AHMAD, Azhar, Dr resigned
director
2006-07-07
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SAPSED, Amanda appointed
director
2006-02-20
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BAGLEY, Deborah resigned
director
2006-02-20
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BROADHURST, Lynne resigned
director
2006-02-20
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WHITLAM, John appointed
director
2005-01-04
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BAGLEY, Deborah appointed
director
2005-01-04
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BAKER, Susan Ann resigned
director
2005-01-04
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BROADHURST, Lynne appointed
director
2003-06-09
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PRESSLEE, Moira Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2003-06-09
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PRESSLEE, Moira Elizabeth appointed
director
2003-06-09
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PRESSLEE, Richard Charles appointed
director
2003-06-09
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BRADLEY, Ian Mcmillan resigned
director
2003-06-09
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WHITE, Deborah Anne resigned
director
2002-08-27
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BAKER, Susan Ann appointed
director
2002-07-08
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BUCKLEY, Penelope Adelaide resigned
secretary
2002-07-08
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BUCKLEY, Penelope Adelaide resigned
director
2002-05-17
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BAXTER, Christopher Robert appointed
director
2002-05-17
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CURTIS, Gary, Dr resigned
director
2002-03-23
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AHMAD, Azhar, Dr appointed
director
2002-03-23
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HARRISON, Ailsa resigned
director
1999-09-14
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BUCKLEY, Penelope Adelaide appointed
secretary
1999-09-01
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ANTHONY, Peter John resigned
secretary

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1981-06-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Hillside

Gomeldon Road

Porton

Salisbury

SP4 0JT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-25

Last: 2026-06-11