APPLEBY MANOR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03068900 · ltd · incorporated 1995-06-15
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
92 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2020-10-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-17➖DAWSON, Kai Richard Eric resigneddirector
- 2020-08-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-21➕RANDLE, Susan Carol appointeddirector
- 2020-04-21➕DAWSON, Kai Richard Eric appointeddirector
- 2020-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-16➕RANDLE, Clive Adrian appointeddirector
- 2020-04-16➖TODD, Andrew William resigneddirector
- 2020-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-03-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-03-02➕DAWSON, Geoff appointedsecretary
- 2020-03-02➕DAWSON, Geoff appointeddirector
- 2020-03-02➖TODD, Susan resignedsecretary
- 1999-01-01➕TODD, Susan appointedsecretary
- 1998-12-31➖HARDWICK, Andrew Dean resignedsecretary
- 1995-06-16➕HARDWICK, Andrew Dean appointedsecretary
- 1995-06-16➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-06-16➕TODD, Andrew William appointeddirector
- 1995-06-16➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLEBY MANOR LIMITED
- 1995-06-15➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-06-15➕BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Registered office
4 Harborough Road
Brixworth
Northampton
NN6 9BX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
Active
DAWSON, Geoff→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-03-02
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RANDLE, Clive Adrian→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-04-16
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RANDLE, Susan Carol→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-04-21
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HARDWICK, Andrew Dean→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-06-16 · resigned 1998-12-31
TODD, Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-01-01 · resigned 2020-03-02
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-06-15 · resigned 1995-06-16
DAWSON, Kai Richard Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2020-04-21 · resigned 2020-08-17
TODD, Andrew William→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1995-06-16 · resigned 2020-04-16
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-06-15 · resigned 1995-06-16
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Recent filings (92 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2020-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27