APPLE CAMPING LTD

🌳Matureactive
04402834 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-25
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 22.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.5y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees200200

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-23
    ➖
    MCCARTHY, Andrew resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-23
    ➖
    MCCARTHY, Maria resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-04-01
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, Conner appointed
    director
  8. 2025-04-01
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, Jessica appointed
    director
  9. 2025-04-01
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, Andrew appointed
    director
  10. 2025-04-01
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, Maria appointed
    director
  11. 2025-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2024-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2024-04-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2024-04-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2024-01-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2024-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2023-12-30
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, Jacob Samuel appointed
    director
  23. 2023-12-30
    ➖
    RHYS DAVIES, Toby Caradog resigned
    director
  24. 2023-12-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  25. 2023-12-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  26. 2023-12-11
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    mortgage · MR01
  27. 2023-12-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  28. 2023-11-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Toby Caradog Rhys-Davies
  29. 2023-09-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  30. 2023-09-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 2023-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  32. 2023-05-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  33. 2013-03-07
    ➖
    RHYS-DAVIES, Miranda resigned
    director
  34. 2011-01-01
    ➖
    RHYS DAVIES, Rosemary Helen Margaret resigned
    secretary
  35. 2011-01-01
    ➖
    RHYS DAVIES, Rosemary Helen Margaret resigned
    director
  36. 2011-01-01
    ➕
    RHYS-DAVIES, Miranda appointed
    director
  37. 2003-12-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  38. 2002-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As APPLE CAMPING LTD
  39. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    RHYS DAVIES, Rosemary Helen Margaret appointed
    secretary
  40. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2002-03-25
    ➖
    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    RHYS DAVIES, Rosemary Helen Margaret appointed
    director
  43. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    RHYS DAVIES, Toby Caradog appointed
    director
  44. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 2002-03-25
    ➖
    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

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

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Casa Leisure Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
APPLE CAMPING LTD
This company · 04402834

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
Casa Leisure Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/11/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Toby Rhys-Daviesceased 30/11/2023· 75-100% 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Unit 4d Old Pill Farm Industrial Estate
The Pill
Caldicot
NP26 5JH
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

MCCARTHY, Conner→
director · ~27y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCARTHY, Jacob Samuel→
director · ~31y · appointed 2023-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCARTHY, Jessica→
director · ~34y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RHYS DAVIES, Rosemary Helen Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2011-01-01
Resigned
SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2002-03-25
Resigned
MCCARTHY, Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-04-01 · resigned 2025-04-23
Resigned
MCCARTHY, Maria→
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-04-01 · resigned 2025-04-23
Resigned
RHYS DAVIES, Rosemary Helen Margaret→
director · ~86y · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2011-01-01
Resigned
RHYS DAVIES, Toby Caradog→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2023-12-30
Resigned
RHYS-DAVIES, Miranda→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2013-03-07
Resigned
SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2002-03-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Toby Caradog Rhys-Davies
A registered charge1 property30/11/2023—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property30/12/200306/09/2023
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Recent filings (86 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-24