APPLE DENTAL CERAMICS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04911230 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-25
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£24.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32500
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (77/100)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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £24,489
Cash YoY
+31%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£270
↑ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£24k
↑ 24389% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £30.3k | £16.3k |
| Current assets | £40.0k | £52.2k |
| Cash | £270 | £206 |
| Debtors | £39.7k | £52.0k |
| Net assets | £24.5k | £100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21➕HART, Stefan Allan appointedsecretary
- 2022-01-21➕ROLLING, Kevin John appointeddirector
- 2022-01-21➖CLARKE, Tony resigneddirector
- 2022-01-21➖CURTIS, Claire Louise resigneddirector
- 2022-01-21➖CURTIS, Gary Antony resigneddirector
- 2022-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-21➕ROLLING, Kevin John appointeddirector
- 2021-01-21➖ROLLING, Kevin John resigneddirector
- 2021-01-05➕CLARKE, Tony appointeddirector
- 2018-09-27➖CURTIS, Roy resignedsecretary
- 2018-09-27➕CURTIS, Claire Louise appointeddirector
- 2003-09-25🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLE DENTAL CERAMICS LIMITED
- 2003-09-25➕CURTIS, Roy appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-25➕CURTIS, Gary Antony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kevin John Rolling Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 21/01/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kevin John Rollingceased 21/01/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mrs Claire Louise Curtisceased 21/01/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Gary Antony Curtisceased 21/01/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32500 — SIC 32500
Registered office
1 Fisher Lane
Bingham
Nottingham
NG13 8BQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
HART, Stefan Allan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROLLING, Kevin John→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CURTIS, Roy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-25 · resigned 2018-09-27
CLARKE, Tony→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-01-05 · resigned 2022-01-21
CURTIS, Claire Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-09-27 · resigned 2022-01-21
CURTIS, Gary Antony→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2003-09-25 · resigned 2022-01-21
ROLLING, Kevin John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-01-21 · resigned 2021-01-21
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Recent filings (75 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-21