APRICOTONLINE LTD

🌳Matureactive
07568449 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£10.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -47% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,348
Net assets shrinking
Down £50,054 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 47% YoY
Cash YoY
-47%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£151k
↓ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£226k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£65k£130k£195k£260k£325kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£102.8k£60.4k
Current assets£226.5k£324.9k
Cash£151.1k£284.5k
Debtors£75.4k£40.4k
Net assets£10.3k£60.4k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-04
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2021-06-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-04-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2019-04-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-03-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2015-05-26
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Jodie Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2014-05-30
    ➖
    MCCOMBE, Kate Ann resigned
    director
  20. 2014-03-05
    ➖
    MCCOMBE, Kate Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2013-03-11
    ➖
    LUCK, Kathryn resigned
    director
  22. 2013-03-11
    ➕
    MCCOMBE, Kate Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2013-03-04
    ➕
    MCCOMBE, Kate Ann appointed
    director
  24. 2013-03-04
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Kathryn Shona Luck
  25. 2011-10-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Amy Joanna appointed
    director
  26. 2011-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As APRICOTONLINE LTD
  27. 2011-03-17
    ➕
    LUCK, Kathryn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

74/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Amy Joanna Smith
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2011-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Office 4 Sunningend Business Centre
22 Lansdown Industrial Estate
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 8PL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-01OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

PHILLIPS, Jodie Louise→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Amy Joanna→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUCK, Kathryn→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-03-17 · resigned 2013-03-11
Resigned
MCCOMBE, Kate Ann→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-03-11 · resigned 2014-05-30
Resigned
MCCOMBE, Kate Ann→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-03-04 · resigned 2014-03-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Kathryn Shona Luck
Debenture1 property04/03/201304/04/2019

Recent filings (69 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-06-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-02