APOLLO ANALYSIS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02798190 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (78/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,972

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£31kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Total assets£213£3.1k
Current assets£18.6k£30.5k
Net assets£10.0k£9.3k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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  2. 2025-01-16
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  3. 2024-12-30
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  4. 2023-12-30
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  5. 2023-03-29
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  6. 2022-03-25
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  7. 2021-03-30
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  8. 2019-12-31
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  9. 2018-12-31
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  10. 2018-04-04
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    address · AD01
  11. 2017-12-21
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  12. 2017-11-07
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    address · AD01
  13. 2017-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-12-14
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  15. 2011-06-29
    ➖
    PAYNE, Susan Margaret Law resigned
    secretary
  16. 1995-10-01
    ➖
    HICKS, Michael resigned
    secretary
  17. 1995-10-01
    ➕
    PAYNE, Susan Margaret Law appointed
    secretary
  18. 1994-03-01
    ➕
    HICKS, Michael appointed
    secretary
  19. 1993-05-01
    ➖
    MURRIN, Denis Roland resigned
    secretary
  20. 1993-05-01
    ➖
    MURRIN, Denis Roland resigned
    director
  21. 1993-03-10
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    Company incorporated
    As APOLLO ANALYSIS LIMITED
  22. 1993-03-10
    ➕
    MURRIN, David Paul appointed
    director
  23. 1993-03-10
    ➕
    MURRIN, Denis Roland appointed
    secretary
  24. 1993-03-10
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1993-03-10
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1993-03-10
    ➕
    MURRIN, Denis Roland appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Paul Murrin
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Mill
Blackdown
Haslemere
GU27 3BU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MURRIN, David Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 1993-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HICKS, Michael→
secretary · appointed 1994-03-01 · resigned 1995-10-01
Resigned
MURRIN, Denis Roland→
secretary · appointed 1993-03-10 · resigned 1993-05-01
Resigned
PAYNE, Susan Margaret Law→
secretary · appointed 1995-10-01 · resigned 2011-06-29
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-03-10 · resigned 1993-03-10
Resigned
MURRIN, Denis Roland→
director · ~101y · appointed 1993-03-10 · resigned 1993-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
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accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-31