APPIA HEALTHCARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07765876 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-07
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
£1.73M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46460
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (65/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
39 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,734,104
Cash YoY
+37%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.5m
↑ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£2.0m
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£391k£782k£1.2m£1.6m£2.0mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.73M£1.40M
Current assets£1.95M£1.56M
Cash£1.46M£1.07M
Debtors£247.8k£143.0k
Net assets£1.73M£1.40M

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

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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-27
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  3. 2023-10-06
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-09-30
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    ALLEN, Peter resigned
    director
  5. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2022-09-30
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  7. 2021-04-23
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  8. 2020-10-23
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  9. 2020-10-01
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  10. 2019-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-12
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    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-11-29
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-11-09
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    DUGGAN, Marielle Virginie Isabelle appointed
    director
  14. 2018-06-25
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  15. 2016-12-15
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  16. 2016-06-29
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  17. 2015-11-15
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  18. 2014-01-13
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    HODGE, Laurence Dietrich resigned
    director
  19. 2013-12-04
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    FAULKNER, Wendy Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2013-12-04
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    ALLEN, Peter appointed
    director
  21. 2012-10-25
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    DUGGAN, Alexander James Hanbury appointed
    director
  22. 2011-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As APPIA HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  23. 2011-09-07
    ➕
    HODGE, Laurence Dietrich 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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander James Hanbury Duggan
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46460 — SIC 46460

Registered office

Carmanah Lodge August Lane
Albury
Guildford
GU5 9DP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DUGGAN, Alexander James Hanbury→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-10-25
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Active
DUGGAN, Marielle Virginie Isabelle→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-11-09
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Active
FAULKNER, Wendy Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, Peter→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-12-04 · resigned 2023-09-30
Resigned
HODGE, Laurence Dietrich→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-09-07 · resigned 2014-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
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accounts · AA
2025-04-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
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officers · TM01
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-09