APPLE FM C.I.C.

🌳Matureactive

07712546 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-07-20

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 Jul 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Radio broadcasting

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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, 1 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

33 officers (8 active, 33 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

96 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-07-31

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand

2026-04-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-19
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officers · AP01
2025-12-13
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officers · AP01
2025-11-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-14
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EGGLETON, Roger Leslie appointed
director
2025-10-14
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SYMONS, Amanda Louise appointed
director
2025-10-14
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WAREING, Christopher David resigned
director
2025-07-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-30
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accounts · AA
2024-05-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-06
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HODGSON-PURVES, Phillip Michael appointed
secretary
2024-02-06
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HODGSON-PURVES, Phillip Michael appointed
director
2024-02-06
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WESTWOOD, Steven Gary appointed
director
2024-02-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-02
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officers · AP01
2024-01-23
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MARCHANT, Ross appointed
director
2024-01-16
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FREEMAN, Jason Scott resigned
director
2024-01-16
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JELFS, Darren Thomas resigned
director
2024-01-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-08
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PERKINS, Gregory James appointed
director
2024-01-07
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GEORGE, Leo Michael resigned
director
2024-01-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-04
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PERKINS, Gregory James resigned
director
2024-01-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-16
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GEORGE, Leo Michael appointed
director
2023-07-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-11
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-03
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BUDD, Jeremy David, Dr resigned
secretary
2023-07-03
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BUDD, Jeremy David, Dr resigned
director
2023-07-01
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WESTWOOD, Steven Gary resigned
director
2023-05-15
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WESTWOOD, Steven Gary appointed
director
2023-02-06
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HODGES, James resigned
director
2021-03-15
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PERKINS, Gregory James appointed
director
2021-02-08
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MARCHANT, Ross resigned
director
2020-10-13
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LITTLE, Danny resigned
director
2019-09-12
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HILL, Marcia Jane resigned
director
2019-04-12
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COLLINS, Alan Joseph resigned
director
2019-04-12
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JELFS, Darren Thomas appointed
director
2019-04-11
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FREEMAN, Jason Scott appointed
director
2019-04-11
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LITTLE, Danny appointed
director
2019-03-31
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BUDD, Jeremy David, Dr appointed
secretary
2019-03-31
➕
BUDD, Jeremy David, Dr appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2011-07-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC60100 — Radio broadcasting

Registered office

Ina's Cottage

Mill Lane

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 1LN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-29

Last: 2025-07-15