APPRENTICE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07758752 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-01
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
47 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2016-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-01
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    ALLEN, Bruce John resigned
    secretary
  16. 2015-07-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2014-08-29
    ➕
    BRAMMER, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2014-07-01
    ➕
    ALLEN, Bruce John appointed
    director
  19. 2014-07-01
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Ian Taylor resigned
    director
  20. 2011-11-10
    ➕
    ALLEN, Bruce John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-11-10
    ➖
    SMITH, Stephen Leonard resigned
    secretary
  22. 2011-11-10
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Ian Taylor appointed
    director
  23. 2011-11-10
    ➖
    CANN, Steven Michael resigned
    director
  24. 2011-11-10
    ➖
    CHARLESWORTH, Richard resigned
    director
  25. 2011-11-10
    ➖
    QUINN, Gary resigned
    director
  26. 2011-11-10
    ➖
    VONSLID, Soeren Peter resigned
    director
  27. 2011-09-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APPRENTICE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LIMITED
  28. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Stephen Leonard appointed
    secretary
  29. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    CANN, Steven Michael appointed
    director
  30. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    CHARLESWORTH, Richard appointed
    director
  31. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    NICHOLLS, Ian Frederick appointed
    director
  32. 2011-09-01
    ➖
    NICHOLLS, Ian Frederick resigned
    director
  33. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    QUINN, Gary appointed
    director
  34. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    VONSLID, Soeren Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Nicholas Associates Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Nicholas Associates Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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APPRENTICE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LIMITED
This company · 07758752

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Nicholas Associates Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Nicholas George William Cragg
Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77
—50–75%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
Incorporated2011-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

8 Europa View
Sheffield
S9 1XH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

ALLEN, Bruce John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAMMER, Paul Michael→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, Bruce John→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-10 · resigned 2015-07-01
Resigned
SMITH, Stephen Leonard→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2011-11-10
Resigned
ANDERSON, Ian Taylor→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-11-10 · resigned 2014-07-01
Resigned
CANN, Steven Michael→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2011-11-10
Resigned
CHARLESWORTH, Richard→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2011-11-10
Resigned
NICHOLLS, Ian Frederick→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2011-09-01
Resigned
QUINN, Gary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2011-11-10
Resigned
VONSLID, Soeren Peter→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2011-11-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-07