APPLEBY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04717399 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-31
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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

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£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2006-04-11
    ➕
    APPLEBY, Annette Marie appointed
    secretary
  16. 2006-04-11
    ➕
    APPLEBY, Colin Barry appointed
    director
  17. 2006-04-11
    ➖
    APPLEBY, Aileen Marie resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-04-11
    ➖
    APPLEBY, Annette Marie resigned
    director
  19. 2003-03-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APPLEBY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  20. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    APPLEBY, Aileen Marie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    APPLEBY, Annette Marie appointed
    director
  24. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "APPLEBY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Annette Marie Appleby
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2016
Mr Colin Barry Appleby
Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2003-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

24 Napier Court Gander Lane
Barlborough
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S43 4PZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

APPLEBY, Annette Marie→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
APPLEBY, Colin Barry→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
APPLEBY, Aileen Marie→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2006-04-11
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
APPLEBY, Annette Marie→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2006-04-11
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21