BELLE TECHNOLOGY UK LTD
🌳Matureactive
06930073 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£45.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £45,881
Net assets shrinking
Down £679 YoY
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£39k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£46k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£63k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £45.9k | £47.5k |
| Current assets | £62.7k | £84.2k |
| Cash | £39.5k | £45.9k |
| Debtors | £7.9k | £36.5k |
| Net assets | £45.9k | £46.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-18📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-04➕APLIN, Kerri Leah appointeddirector
- 2025-06-04➕APLIN, Neil Matthew appointeddirector
- 2025-06-04➖LAKER, John Philip resigneddirector
- 2025-06-04➖WALKER, Trevor Dale Stephen resigneddirector
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-06-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BELLE TECHNOLOGY UK LTD
- 2009-06-10➕LAKER, John Philip appointeddirector
- 2009-06-10➕WALKER, Trevor Dale Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil Matthew Aplin Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/06/2025 |
Mrs Kerri Leah Aplin Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/06/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Philip Lakerceased 04/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Trevor Dale Stephen Walkerceased 04/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
17b Cambridge Road
Granby Industrial Estate
Weymouth
DT4 9TJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
APLIN, Kerri Leah→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-06-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
APLIN, Neil Matthew→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2025-06-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAKER, John Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2009-06-10 · resigned 2025-06-04
WALKER, Trevor Dale Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2009-06-10 · resigned 2025-06-04
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Recent filings (45 total)
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accounts · AA
2025-09-24
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-02