APP HOLDCO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08582181 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-24

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 miscellaneous

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 miscellaneous

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 miscellaneous

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-07-24
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-07-22
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-07-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-21
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-11-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-24
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MILLARD, Daniel George resigned
director
2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-25
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MILLARD, Daniel George appointed
director
2022-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
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HUNTER, Andrew Patrick resigned
director
2022-09-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-06-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-06-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-09-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2018-12-14
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HUNTER, Andrew Patrick appointed
director
2013-08-28
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PHILIPPS, Bruce James John appointed
director
2013-08-28
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PHILIPPS, Dawn Elizabeth appointed
director
2013-08-28
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PHILIPPS, Toby Carl Christian appointed
director
2013-08-28
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A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2013-08-28
➖
HART, Roger resigned
director
2013-08-28
➖
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2013-08-28
➖
INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2013-06-24
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Company incorporated
As APP HOLDCO LIMITED
2013-06-24
➕
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-06-24
➕
HART, Roger appointed
director
2013-06-24
➕
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2013-06-24
➕
INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dawn Elizabeth Philipps Individual · British · DOB 06/1947 · age 79	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Jean Marie Allenceased 28/02/2019· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-06-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Technology House

Oakfields Estate

Eynsham

Oxfordshire

OX29 4AQ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-08

Last: 2026-06-24

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

PHILIPPS, Bruce James John→

director · ~50y · appointed 2013-08-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PHILIPPS, Dawn Elizabeth→

director · ~79y · appointed 2013-08-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PHILIPPS, Toby Carl Christian→

director · ~53y · appointed 2013-08-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-06-24 · resigned 2013-08-28

Resigned

HART, Roger→

director · ~55y · appointed 2013-06-24 · resigned 2013-08-28

Resigned

HUNTER, Andrew Patrick→

director · ~57y · appointed 2018-12-14 · resigned 2022-09-01

Resigned

MILLARD, Daniel George→

director · ~47y · appointed 2023-07-25 · resigned 2025-10-24

Resigned

A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2013-06-24 · resigned 2013-08-28

Resigned

INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2013-06-24 · resigned 2013-08-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-07-24

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2026-07-24

legacy

miscellaneous · RP01PSC01

2026-07-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-07-20

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2025-12-27

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-12-27

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2025-12-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-11-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2025-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2024-09-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2023-09-05

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-08-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-26