APRICOT CENTRE CIC

🌳Matureactive

07298409 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-29

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

—

year to Jun 2024

Net worth

£-40.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85590Other education n.e.c.
86900Other human health activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (7 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £40,470

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£57k

Net Worth

-£40k

Current Assets

£171k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-06-30
Total assets	£48.6k
Current assets	£171.1k
Cash	£56.6k
Debtors	£98.7k
Net assets	£-40.5k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-20
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officers · TM01
2025-05-19
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HARVEY, Matthew resigned
director
2025-05-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-14
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officers · AP01
2025-01-14
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officers · AP01
2025-01-01
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QURESHY, Amir appointed
director
2025-01-01
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WORTH, Amy Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-09-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-09
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BROWN-O'CONNELL, Marina resigned
director
2024-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-20
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PHILLIPS, Rachel Ann appointed
director
2022-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-08
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officers · AP01
2022-03-01
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UWIMANA, Liliane appointed
director
2021-12-16
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SAMUEL, Rhodri John appointed
director
2016-04-25
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HARVEY, Matthew appointed
director
2016-04-25
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HOPE, Christopher John resigned
director
2015-05-05
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HOPE, Christopher John appointed
director
2014-03-26
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MEHEW, Paul Christopher appointed
director
2010-06-29
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Company incorporated
As APRICOT CENTRE CIC
2010-06-29
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O'CONNELL, Peter Mark appointed
director
2010-06-29
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BROWN-O'CONNELL, Marina appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Rachel Ann Phillips Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	28/06/2025
Mr Peter Mark O'Connell Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	29/06/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Ms Marina Joy Brown-O'Connellceased 28/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2010-06-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Huxhams Cross Farm

Dartington

Totnes

TQ9 6AA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-13

Last: 2025-06-29