APPLEGARTH COTTAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02412314 · ltd · incorporated 1989-08-09
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-103
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £103

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£103
↓ 134% YoY
Current Assets
£167
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£103-£37£29£94£160£226Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£167£226
Current assets£167£226
Net assets£-103£-44

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
    📄
    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2025-07-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-10
    📄
    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  5. 2023-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  9. 2021-04-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-04-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-04-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-03-25
    ➕
    LEATHLEY, Robert David appointed
    director
  13. 2021-03-18
    ➕
    LONGLEY, Mark Lee appointed
    director
  14. 2021-03-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-03-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-01-28
    ➖
    ELLIS, Gavin Leslie resigned
    director
  17. 2020-10-22
    ➕
    ELLIS, Gavin Leslie appointed
    director
  18. 2020-10-22
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2020-10-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-03-25
    ➖
    VEEVERS, Laura resigned
    director
  22. 2019-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-02-08
    ➕
    NICHOLSON, Valerie appointed
    director
  24. 2018-02-08
    ➖
    WHITFIELD, Janet resigned
    secretary
  25. 2018-02-08
    ➕
    VEEVERS, Laura appointed
    director
  26. 2018-02-08
    ➖
    WHITFIELD, Janet resigned
    director
  27. 2018-02-08
    ➖
    WHITFIELD, John resigned
    director
  28. 2018-01-08
    ➕
    GIANT MARVIN PROPERTY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 1989-08-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APPLEGARTH COTTAGE LIMITED

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Incorporated1989-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Flat 1 Applegarth Cottage Church Street
Woodlesford
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS26 8RE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

LEATHLEY, Robert David→
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONGLEY, Mark Lee→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NICHOLSON, Valerie→
director · ~77y · appointed 2018-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIANT MARVIN PROPERTY LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2018-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITFIELD, Janet→
secretary · resigned 2018-02-08
Resigned
ELLIS, Gavin Leslie→
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-10-22 · resigned 2021-01-28
Resigned
VEEVERS, Laura→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-02-08 · resigned 2020-03-25
Resigned
WHITFIELD, Janet→
director · ~76y · resigned 2018-02-08
Resigned
WHITFIELD, John→
director · ~85y · resigned 2018-02-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (110 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-20