APPLESHAM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02316009 · ltd · incorporated 1988-11-11
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£15
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
22 officers (2 active, 22 linked, 15 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £15

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£15
~ YoY
Current Assets
£14
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3£6£9£12£15Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£15£15
Current assets£14£14
Net assets£15£15

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-01-01
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    CONWAY, Ben resigned
    director
  6. 2023-11-21
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    CONWAY, Ben appointed
    director
  7. 2023-11-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-26
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  10. 2022-09-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2022-04-24
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-07
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  14. 2021-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-22
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  18. 2018-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-07-12
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    COX, Sheree appointed
    director
  20. 2012-07-12
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    COATES, Alan John resigned
    director
  21. 2012-06-01
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    COATES, Alan John appointed
    director
  22. 2012-06-01
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    PEYTO, Christopher resigned
    director
  23. 2009-12-18
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    B-HIVE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2009-12-18
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    HML ANDERTONS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2009-10-01
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    HML ANDERTONS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2009-10-01
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    HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2008-05-13
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    COATES, Alan John resigned
    director
  28. 2008-05-13
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    PEYTO, Christopher appointed
    director
  29. 2007-06-21
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    COATES, Alan John appointed
    director
  30. 2007-06-06
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    POWELL, Nicola Jane resigned
    director
  31. 2007-04-01
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    ANDERTONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2007-04-01
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    HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2006-11-01
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    POWELL, Nicola Jane appointed
    director
  34. 2006-10-25
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    DAVIS, Andrea resigned
    director
  35. 2005-07-12
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    ANDERTON, Richard John Bowman resigned
    secretary
  36. 2005-07-12
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    ANDERTONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2004-07-08
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    DAVIS, Andrea appointed
    director
  38. 2004-06-17
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    ALLEN, Christopher resigned
    director
  39. 2002-08-20
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    BLOWER, Michael David resigned
    director
  40. 2001-08-20
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    BLOWER, Michael David appointed
    director
  41. 2001-03-08
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    ALLEN, Christopher appointed
    director
  42. 2001-03-08
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    HOPWOOD, Nicholas Albert resigned
    director
  43. 2000-07-14
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    JEFFS, Adam Thomas resigned
    director
  44. 1999-04-07
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    HOPWOOD, Nicholas Albert appointed
    director
  45. 1999-04-01
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    POWELL, Lorraine Juanita resigned
    director
  46. 1998-08-28
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    JEFFS, Adam Thomas appointed
    director
  47. 1998-06-19
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    KAY, Phillips resigned
    director
  48. 1994-01-24
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    POWELL, Lorraine Juanita appointed
    director
  49. 1993-12-07
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    RODGERS, David Phillip resigned
    director
  50. 1992-03-31
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    COLLIS, Ian Andrew resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 56 events

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Stonemead House
95 London Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 2RF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (2 active · 20 resigned)

B-HIVE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COX, Sheree→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERTON, Richard John Bowman→
secretary · appointed 1992-03-07 · resigned 2005-07-12
Resigned
COLLIS, Ian Andrew→
secretary · appointed 1991-11-26 · resigned 1992-03-07
Resigned
PEEK, Lee David→
secretary · resigned 1991-11-26
Resigned
ANDERTONS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-12 · resigned 2007-04-01
Resigned
HML ANDERTONS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2009-12-18
Resigned
HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
ALLEN, Christopher→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-03-08 · resigned 2004-06-17
Resigned
BLOWER, Michael David→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-08-20 · resigned 2002-08-20
Resigned
COATES, Alan John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-06-01 · resigned 2012-07-12
Resigned
COATES, Alan John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-06-21 · resigned 2008-05-13
Resigned
COLLIS, Ian Andrew→
director · ~60y · resigned 1992-03-31
Resigned
CONWAY, Ben→
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-11-21 · resigned 2024-01-01
Resigned
DAVIS, Andrea→
director · ~49y · appointed 2004-07-08 · resigned 2006-10-25
Resigned
HOPWOOD, Nicholas Albert→
director · ~57y · appointed 1999-04-07 · resigned 2001-03-08
Resigned
JEFFS, Adam Thomas→
director · ~57y · appointed 1998-08-28 · resigned 2000-07-14
Resigned
KAY, Phillips→
director · ~62y · appointed 1991-11-26 · resigned 1998-06-19
Resigned
PEYTO, Christopher→
director · ~45y · appointed 2008-05-13 · resigned 2012-06-01
Resigned
POWELL, Lorraine Juanita→
director · ~60y · appointed 1994-01-24 · resigned 1999-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (129 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-09-20
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2022-04-08
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officers · CH04
2022-04-07