APPCACHE LTD.

💤Zombieactive
07875396 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£462
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Web portals
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £462

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£462
Current Assets
£364
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£3.1k
Current assets£364
Net assets£462

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-01-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-01-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-01-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-12-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-06-27
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  10. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2023-04-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2020-05-01
    ➖
    NILED LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2020-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-01-27
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  20. 2014-05-13
    ➖
    STICHTING NLNET resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2011-12-08
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    Company incorporated
    As APPCACHE LTD.
  22. 2011-12-08
    ➕
    KIPPE, Sebastian appointed
    director
  23. 2011-12-08
    ➕
    NILED LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2011-12-08
    ➕
    STICHTING NLNET appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sebastian Kippe
Individual · German · DOB 09/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/12/2016

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
Incorporated2011-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63120 — Web portals

Registered office

Cygan House
Churchyard
Westbury
Wiltshire
BA13 3GJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KIPPE, Sebastian→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-12-08
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Active
NILED LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-12-08 · resigned 2020-05-01
Resigned
STICHTING NLNET→
corporate-director · appointed 2011-12-08 · resigned 2014-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11