APP CAN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07841006 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-09
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£468.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
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: high (80/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 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 £468,178
Cash YoY
+13%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£459k
↑ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£468k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£656k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £478.0k | £438.7k |
| Current assets | £656.5k | £557.4k |
| Cash | £458.9k | £407.5k |
| Debtors | £197.5k | £149.9k |
| Net assets | £468.2k | £419.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-23➖CAHILL, John Daniel resigneddirector
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-05-01➕ANDERSON, John appointeddirector
- 2013-02-18➕RHODES-NEAL, Boyd appointeddirector
- 2011-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs APP CAN LIMITED
- 2011-11-09➕CAHILL, John Daniel appointeddirector
- 2011-11-09➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2011-11-09➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
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 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 John Anderson Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Boyd Rhodes-Neal Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Cahillceased 09/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
260 - 270 Butterfield Great Marlings
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU2 8DL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
ANDERSON, John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RHODES-NEAL, Boyd→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAHILL, John Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2011-11-09 · resigned 2023-03-23
KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2011-11-09 · resigned 2011-11-09
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Recent filings (45 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-27