APPLETON MEWS MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02288102 · ltd · incorporated 1988-08-18
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-05-19
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  3. 2026-05-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-08-21
    ➖
    LEWIS, Adam Kenneth resigned
    director
  15. 2018-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-07-01
    ➕
    OAKLAND RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2011-07-01
    ➖
    BRAEMAR ESTATES (RESIDENTIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-04-15
    ➖
    BURGESS, Stuart Robert resigned
    director
  21. 2010-10-01
    ➕
    PRINSEP, Adam Jon appointed
    director
  22. 2010-10-01
    ➕
    BURGESS, Stuart Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2010-10-01
    ➕
    LEWIS, Adam Kenneth appointed
    director
  24. 2010-10-01
    ➖
    MARSHALL, David John resigned
    director
  25. 2009-04-24
    ➖
    STOCKDALE, Neil Anthony resigned
    director
  26. 2008-08-28
    ➖
    JONES, Howard Dennis resigned
    director
  27. 2007-11-01
    ➕
    BRAEMAR ESTATES (RESIDENTIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2007-11-01
    ➖
    MAIN AND MAIN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    JONES, Howard Dennis appointed
    director
  30. 2006-01-09
    ➕
    MARSHALL, David John appointed
    director
  31. 2003-08-20
    ➖
    HANDFORD, John Philip resigned
    secretary
  32. 2003-08-20
    ➖
    LARKIN, Patrick Joseph resigned
    director
  33. 2002-11-09
    ➕
    MAIN AND MAIN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2002-11-09
    ➕
    STOCKDALE, Neil Anthony appointed
    director
  35. 1993-09-02
    ➕
    HANDFORD, John Philip appointed
    secretary
  36. 1993-09-01
    ➖
    LARKIN, Patrick Joseph resigned
    secretary
  37. 1993-07-12
    ➖
    O'TOOLE, James Kieran resigned
    secretary
  38. 1993-07-12
    ➖
    O'TOOLE, James Kieran resigned
    director
  39. 1988-08-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APPLETON MEWS MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

85/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

20a Victoria Road
Hale
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA15 9AD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

OAKLAND RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRINSEP, Adam Jon→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANDFORD, John Philip→
secretary · appointed 1993-09-02 · resigned 2003-08-20
Resigned
LARKIN, Patrick Joseph→
secretary · resigned 1993-09-01
Resigned
O'TOOLE, James Kieran→
secretary · resigned 1993-07-12
Resigned
BRAEMAR ESTATES (RESIDENTIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-01 · resigned 2011-07-01
Resigned
MAIN AND MAIN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-11-09 · resigned 2007-11-01
Resigned
BURGESS, Stuart Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2011-04-15
Resigned
JONES, Howard Dennis→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2008-08-28
Resigned
LARKIN, Patrick Joseph→
director · ~84y · resigned 2003-08-20
Resigned
LEWIS, Adam Kenneth→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2018-08-21
Resigned
MARSHALL, David John→
director · ~81y · appointed 2006-01-09 · resigned 2010-10-01
Resigned
O'TOOLE, James Kieran→
director · ~83y · resigned 1993-07-12
Resigned
STOCKDALE, Neil Anthony→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-11-09 · resigned 2009-04-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (114 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-19
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-19