APPIAN TECHNOLOGIES LTD

🌳Matureactive
07514101 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-02
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
£26.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,463

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£26k
↑ 726% YoY
Current Assets
£178k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£4k£32k£69k£105k£142k£178kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£71.0k£46.3k
Current assets£178.0k£158.9k
Net assets£26.5k£-4.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-12-13
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  3. 2023-12-20
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  4. 2022-12-22
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  5. 2022-01-04
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  6. 2021-12-21
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  7. 2020-12-22
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  8. 2019-12-10
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  9. 2018-12-13
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  10. 2017-11-30
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  11. 2016-09-27
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  12. 2016-02-12
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  13. 2016-02-12
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  14. 2015-11-12
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  15. 2015-02-13
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  16. 2013-04-25
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    NEWELL, Paul John resigned
    director
  17. 2012-09-10
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    FOSTER, Stuart John appointed
    director
  18. 2012-02-28
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    BONNING, Sarah Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2011-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As APPIAN TECHNOLOGIES LTD
  20. 2011-02-02
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    BONNING, Sarah Louise appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-02-02
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    BONNING, Mark appointed
    director
  22. 2011-02-02
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    NEWELL, Paul John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +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

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart John Foster
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Sarah Louise Bonning
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mark Bonning
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26120 — SIC 26120

Registered office

Unit 1.12 Paintworks
Arnos Vale
Bristol
BS4 3EH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BONNING, Sarah Louise→
secretary · appointed 2011-02-02
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Active
BONNING, Mark→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-02-02
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Active
BONNING, Sarah Louise→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOSTER, Stuart John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEWELL, Paul John→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-02-02 · resigned 2013-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
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accounts · AA
2025-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
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accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-10
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accounts · AA
2019-12-10