APPELLA CONSULTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07945957 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-10
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
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.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-05➖ST GEORGE, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2019-12-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-11➕AKHTAR KHAN, Gul Naveed appointeddirector
- 2019-03-11➖ST GEORGE, Julian resignedsecretary
- 2019-03-11➖ST GEORGE, Julian resigneddirector
- 2019-03-11➕ST GEORGE, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2012-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs APPELLA CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2012-02-10➕ST GEORGE, Julian appointedsecretary
- 2012-02-10➕ST GEORGE, Julian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Gul Naveed Akhtar Khan Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/12/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Nick St Georgeceased 05/12/2019· 75-100% shares
- Mr Julian St Georgeceased 11/03/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ANUSHIA REDDY LIMITED→ 10274045 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| APEX LAW SOLICITORS LIMITED→ 15982972 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| APEX SALES PERFORMANCE LTD→ 16172747 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| APOGEE GREEN LIMITED→ 11275897 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| APOGEE PROCUREMENT LIMITED→ 11257686 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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
Incorporated2012-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management
Registered office
2-4 Packhorse Road Packhorse Road
Gerrards Cross
SL9 7QE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
AKHTAR KHAN, Gul Naveed→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ST GEORGE, Julian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-02-10 · resigned 2019-03-11
ST GEORGE, Julian→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-02-10 · resigned 2019-03-11
ST GEORGE, Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2019-03-11 · resigned 2019-12-05
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Recent filings (56 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-15