APOLLO BEDS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03216090 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£5.31M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 31030
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,306,512

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.1m
Net Worth
£5.3m
Current Assets
£6.0m
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1.2m£2.4m£3.6m£4.8m£6.0mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£5.48M—
Current assets£6.02M—
Cash£2.09M—
Debtors£3.36M—
Net assets£5.31M—
Average employees—4500

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-19
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-04
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    UL-HAQ, Imran resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-04-03
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    UL-HAQ, Atsham appointed
    director
  9. 2025-04-03
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    UL HAQ, Imran resigned
    secretary
  10. 2025-04-03
    ➕
    UL-HAQ, Imran appointed
    director
  11. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2023-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2023-10-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2023-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-12-14
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    UL HAQ, Atsham resigned
    director
  18. 2022-12-14
    ➖
    UL HAQ, Imran resigned
    director
  19. 2022-12-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-12-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-03-01
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    UL HAQ, Muzher resigned
    director
  23. 2022-03-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2014-07-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank)
  27. 2006-03-02
    ➕
    UL HAQ, Azhar appointed
    director
  28. 2006-03-02
    ➖
    ARIF, Mohammed resigned
    secretary
  29. 2006-03-02
    ➕
    UL HAQ, Imran appointed
    secretary
  30. 2006-03-02
    ➖
    ARIF, Mohammed resigned
    director
  31. 2006-03-02
    ➖
    HUSSAIN, Basharat resigned
    director
  32. 2006-03-02
    ➕
    UL HAQ, Atsham appointed
    director
  33. 2006-03-02
    ➕
    UL HAQ, Imran appointed
    director
  34. 2001-11-30
    ➖
    HUSSAIN, Khalid resigned
    director
  35. 1998-08-01
    ➕
    UL HAQ, Muzher appointed
    director
  36. 1997-12-01
    ➕
    ARIF, Mohammed appointed
    secretary
  37. 1997-11-30
    ➖
    UL-HAQ, Ahsan resigned
    secretary
  38. 1996-07-02
    ➕
    UL-HAQ, Ahsan appointed
    secretary
  39. 1996-07-02
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1996-07-02
    ➕
    ARIF, Mohammed appointed
    director
  41. 1996-07-02
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Basharat appointed
    director
  42. 1996-07-02
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Khalid appointed
    director
  43. 1996-07-02
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 1996-06-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APOLLO BEDS LIMITED
  45. 1996-06-25
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 1996-06-25
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Apollo Batley Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Apollo Batley Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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APOLLO BEDS LIMITED
This company · 03216090

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Apollo Batley Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/10/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Atsham Ul-Haqceased 06/10/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Imran Ul-Haqceased 06/10/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Azhar Ul-Haqceased 06/10/2023· 25-50% shares

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31030 — SIC 31030

Registered office

813 Bradford Road
Batley
WF17 8NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

UL HAQ, Azhar→
director · ~49y · appointed 2006-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
UL-HAQ, Atsham→
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARIF, Mohammed→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-01 · resigned 2006-03-02
Resigned
UL HAQ, Imran→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-02 · resigned 2025-04-03
Resigned
UL-HAQ, Ahsan→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-02 · resigned 1997-11-30
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-25 · resigned 1996-07-02
Resigned
ARIF, Mohammed→
director · ~57y · appointed 1996-07-02 · resigned 2006-03-02
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Basharat→
director · ~71y · appointed 1996-07-02 · resigned 2006-03-02
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Khalid→
director · ~75y · appointed 1996-07-02 · resigned 2001-11-30
Resigned
UL HAQ, Atsham→
director · ~47y · appointed 2006-03-02 · resigned 2022-12-14
Resigned
UL HAQ, Imran→
director · ~48y · appointed 2006-03-02 · resigned 2022-12-14
Resigned
UL HAQ, Muzher→
director · ~75y · appointed 1998-08-01 · resigned 2022-03-01
Resigned
UL-HAQ, Imran→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-04-03 · resigned 2025-12-04
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-06-25 · resigned 1996-07-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge—23/07/2014—
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Recent filings (104 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-18