APPSOL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03597120 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 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.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees400400

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2025-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2022-04-12
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2022-04-12
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2022-04-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 1998-07-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APPSOL LIMITED
  17. 1998-07-13
    VOS, Karen appointed
    secretary
  18. 1998-07-13
    VOS, Nicholas Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 1998-07-13
    EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 1998-07-13
    EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1998-07-13
    EXPRESS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 1998-07-13
    EXPRESS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karen Vos
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Nicholas Andrew Vos
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

41 Marlborough Way
Ashby De La Zouch
Leicestershire
LE65 2NN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

VOS, Karen
secretary · appointed 1998-07-13
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Active
VOS, Nicholas Andrew
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-07-13
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Active
EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-13 · resigned 1998-07-13
Resigned
EXPRESS DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-07-13 · resigned 1998-07-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-04-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-04-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-04-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03