APPLELEC SIGN COMPONENTS (UK) LTD.

🌳Matureactive

03666296 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-12

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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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 20.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 20.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (7 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	6700	6900

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-01-23
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officers · AP01
2026-01-23
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officers · AP01
2026-01-23
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officers · AP01
2026-01-10
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ELLISON, Kelvin James appointed
director
2026-01-10
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HARGREAVES, Nicola Jayne appointed
director
2026-01-10
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MIDDLEMISS, Gary Peter appointed
director
2025-09-25
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accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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accounts · AA
2023-08-23
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accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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accounts · AA
2022-01-31
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BRADLEY, Jonathan resigned
director
2022-01-31
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officers · TM01
2021-10-01
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accounts · AA
2021-03-24
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mortgage · MR01
2021-03-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-03-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-08
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Ian Mark Drinkwater
2020-10-15
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accounts · AA
2019-11-21
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officers · AP01
2019-11-20
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BRADLEY, Jonathan appointed
director
2019-11-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2019-11-04
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officers · AP01
2019-11-01
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EASTWOOD, Carl appointed
director
2019-09-30
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accounts · AA
2017-11-01
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EASTWOOD, Carl resigned
director
2016-02-12
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ARMSTRONG, Samantha Geraldine resigned
director
2014-12-12
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2013-12-01
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ARMSTRONG, Samantha Geraldine appointed
director
2012-03-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
2008-07-11
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EASTWOOD, Carl appointed
director
2006-02-16
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DRINKWATER, Ian Mark appointed
secretary
2006-02-16
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WEST, Guy Martin resigned
secretary
2006-02-16
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WEST, Guy Martin resigned
director
2005-12-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
1998-11-18
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DRINKWATER, Ian Mark appointed
director
1998-11-18
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STOTHERS, Paul Jeremy appointed
director
1998-11-18
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WEST, Guy Martin appointed
secretary
1998-11-18
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WEST, Guy Martin appointed
director
1998-11-12
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Company incorporated
As APPLELEC SIGN COMPONENTS (UK) LTD.
1998-11-12
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-11-12
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-11-12
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-11-12
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 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

Applelec Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Applelec Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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APPLELEC SIGN COMPONENTS (UK) LTD.

This company · 03666296

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Applelec Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	12/11/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Ian Mark Drinkwaterceased 26/01/2021· 25-50% shares
Mr Paul Jeremy Stothersceased 26/01/2021· 25-50% shares

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 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

Incorporated1998-11-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 1 Wharfedale Business Park

Shetcliffe Lane

Bradford

BD4 9RW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-26

Last: 2025-11-12