APOLLO BUSINESS SUPPLIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07856582 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-22
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£68.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -37% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £68,198
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,114 YoY
Cash YoY
-37%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£86k
↓ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£68k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£208k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£49k£97k£146k£195k£243kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£68.3k£86.5k
Current assets£208.0k£243.2k
Cash£85.8k£136.3k
Debtors£110.5k£91.5k
Net assets£68.2k£81.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-07-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-12
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    capital · SH06
  16. 2018-10-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2018-10-12
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    capital · SH03
  18. 2018-09-30
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    WARD, Philip John resigned
    director
  19. 2016-01-06
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    ROBERTSON, Peter James resigned
    director
  20. 2013-04-23
    ➖
    ROBBINS, Matthew Guy resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-08-01
    ➕
    BARNETT, Daryl James appointed
    director
  22. 2012-08-01
    ➕
    GARDNER, Matthew Cole appointed
    director
  23. 2012-08-01
    ➕
    WARD, Philip John appointed
    director
  24. 2011-11-22
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    Company incorporated
    As APOLLO BUSINESS SUPPLIES LIMITED
  25. 2011-11-22
    ➕
    ROBBINS, Matthew Guy appointed
    secretary
  26. 2011-11-22
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Peter James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Cole Gardner
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/04/2017
Mr Daryl James Barnett
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Philip John Wardceased 30/09/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2011-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Unit 2 Shield Industrial Estate
Manor House Avenue
Southampton
Hampshire
SO15 0LF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BARNETT, Daryl James→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARDNER, Matthew Cole→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBBINS, Matthew Guy→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-22 · resigned 2013-04-23
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Peter James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-11-22 · resigned 2016-01-06
Resigned
WARD, Philip John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-08-01 · resigned 2018-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-06-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-29