APPRENTICO LTD

💤Zombieactive

06131102 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-28

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 change-of-name

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-03-05
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FOULSTON, Jane resigned
director
2026-03-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-11-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-03-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-02-29
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2007-03-01
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-03-01
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2007-02-28
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Company incorporated
As APPRENTICO LTD
2007-02-28
➕
FOULSTON, Robert James appointed
secretary
2007-02-28
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FOULSTON, Robert James appointed
director
2007-02-28
➕
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-02-28
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FOULSTON, Jane appointed
director
2007-02-28
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-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 62 — 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 62. 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 19 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 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-02-19: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert James Foulston Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-02-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Beeches

Clare Hill

Esher

Surrey

KT10 9NB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-14

Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

FOULSTON, Robert James→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-28

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Active

FOULSTON, Robert James→

director · ~62y · appointed 2007-02-28

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Active

DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2007-03-01

Resigned

FOULSTON, Jane→

director · ~64y · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2026-03-05

Resigned

DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2007-03-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-12

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-05

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2026-02-19