APPLEGATE PROPERTY SALES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08706725 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-26
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£446
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
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
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £446
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,056 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£446
↓ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£55k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£22k£33k£44k£55kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£3.6k£31.7k
Current assets£55.1k£47.7k
Net assets£446£18.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-07-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As APPLEGATE PROPERTY SALES LIMITED
  18. 2013-09-26
    WRAY, Amy Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Amy Elizabeth Wray
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

Headrow House
19 Old Leeds Road
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 1SG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WRAY, Amy Elizabeth
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-09-26
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30