APOLLO ENGINEERING & DESIGN LTD
🌳Matureactive
07504174 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 |
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
3
filings
- • 2 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2026-01-26📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-04📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2011-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs APOLLO ENGINEERING & DESIGN LTD
- 2011-01-25➕REYNOLDS, Anita Janet appointeddirector
- 2011-01-25➕REYNOLDS, Simon Anthony appointeddirector
- 2011-01-25➕SHALTIEL, Yaakov, Dr appointeddirector
- 2011-01-25➖SHALTIEL, Yaakov, Dr resigneddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Anthony Reynolds Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 25/01/2017 |
Mrs Anita Janet Reynolds Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/01/2018 |
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
Incorporated2011-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
47 Norwood Drive
Morecambe
Lancashire
LA4 6LT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
REYNOLDS, Anita Janet→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2011-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REYNOLDS, Simon Anthony→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2011-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHALTIEL, Yaakov, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2011-01-25 · resigned 2011-01-25
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2026-01-26
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23