APOLLO INTERNATIONAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
04897897 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-12
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-11-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-06-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-05
    ➖
    MISHICHEVA, Natalia resigned
    director
  11. 2021-05-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2018-08-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-06-25
    ➕
    MISHICHEVA, Natalia appointed
    director
  19. 2018-02-06
    ➖
    ABS SECRETARY SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2018-02-05
    ➖
    MISHICHEVA, Natalia resigned
    director
  21. 2015-09-15
    ➖
    DEMENTIEVA, Larisa resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-09-15
    ➕
    ABS SECRETARY SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2013-07-01
    ➖
    BALABANOV, Andrei, Mr. resigned
    director
  24. 2013-07-01
    ➕
    MISHICHEVA, Natalia appointed
    director
  25. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    BALABANOVA, Tatiana appointed
    director
  26. 2007-07-01
    ➖
    CHAPLIN, Linda Ann resigned
    secretary
  27. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    DEMENTIEVA, Larisa appointed
    secretary
  28. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    BALABANOV, Andrei, Mr. appointed
    director
  29. 2007-07-01
    ➖
    SUANT, Fabien Benedicte resigned
    director
  30. 2003-09-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APOLLO INTERNATIONAL LTD
  31. 2003-09-12
    ➕
    CHAPLIN, Linda Ann appointed
    secretary
  32. 2003-09-12
    ➕
    SUANT, Fabien Benedicte appointed
    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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs. Tatiana Balabanova
Individual · Citizen Of Seychelles · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities

Registered office

Studio 133 40 Bowling Green Lane
London
EC1R 0NE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-08
Last: 2026-06-24

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

BALABANOVA, Tatiana→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPLIN, Linda Ann→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-12 · resigned 2007-07-01
Resigned
DEMENTIEVA, Larisa→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2015-09-15
Resigned
ABS SECRETARY SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-09-15 · resigned 2018-02-06
Resigned
BALABANOV, Andrei, Mr.→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2013-07-01
Resigned
MISHICHEVA, Natalia→
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-06-25 · resigned 2021-05-05
Resigned
MISHICHEVA, Natalia→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-07-01 · resigned 2018-02-05
Resigned
SUANT, Fabien Benedicte→
director · ~49y · appointed 2003-09-12 · resigned 2007-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12