APOLLO SYSTEMS UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05642471 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-01
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£75.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43210Electrical installation
  • 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 3 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £75,365
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£78k
↑ 7.6% YoY
Net Worth
£75k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£16k£31k£47k£62k£78kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Cash£77.7k£72.3k
Net assets£75.4k£75.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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  2. 2024-08-06
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  3. 2023-09-01
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  4. 2022-08-03
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  5. 2021-09-27
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  6. 2020-12-15
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  7. 2019-09-04
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  8. 2018-07-10
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  9. 2017-09-08
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  10. 2016-09-30
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  11. 2016-01-06
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  12. 2015-09-03
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  13. 2015-08-28
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  14. 2015-08-28
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  15. 2015-08-18
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    MAIDMENT, Shaun Alexander appointed
    secretary
  16. 2015-08-18
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    MAIDMENT, Catherine Leticia resigned
    secretary
  17. 2014-12-31
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  18. 2005-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As APOLLO SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
  19. 2005-12-01
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    MAIDMENT, Shaun Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 2005-12-01
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    MAIDMENT, Catherine Leticia appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-12-01
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-12-01
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-12-01
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-12-01
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shaun Alexander Maidment
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
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
Incorporated2005-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

13 Tinsley Close
Claypole
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG23 5BS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MAIDMENT, Shaun Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAIDMENT, Shaun Alexander→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAIDMENT, Catherine Leticia→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-01 · resigned 2015-08-18
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-01 · resigned 2005-12-01
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-01 · resigned 2005-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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2025-12-14
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2025-06-26
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2024-12-12
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2024-08-06
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2023-12-11
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2023-09-01
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2022-12-15
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2022-08-03
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2022-01-10
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accounts · AA
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
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2019-12-03
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accounts · AA
2019-09-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-04