APOLLO ENTERPRISES (EAST ANGLIA) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07700592 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-11
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£6.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,905
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,033 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£7k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.9k | £19.9k |
| Current assets | £16.9k | £33.4k |
| Net assets | £6.9k | £19.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-11🏢Company incorporatedAs APOLLO ENTERPRISES (EAST ANGLIA) LIMITED
- 2011-07-11➕HOLMES, Phillip Bryan appointeddirector
- 2011-07-11➕WARNE, Amanda Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 Phillip Bryan Holmes Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Amanda Elizabeth Warne Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
89 Westwood Avenue
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 9RS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HOLMES, Phillip Bryan→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-07-11
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WARNE, Amanda Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-07-11
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Recent filings (32 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-29