APPLIED PROTECTION GUARDS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09259226 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-10
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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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28302
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-23
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    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-10-01
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    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-05-27
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    CALVERT, Gary resigned
    secretary
  10. 2020-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-06
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    address · AD01
  13. 2018-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2014-10-10
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    Company incorporated
    As APPLIED PROTECTION GUARDS LIMITED
  18. 2014-10-10
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    GREEN, James Oliver Edward appointed
    director
  19. 2014-10-10
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Donna Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2014-10-10
    ➕
    CALVERT, Gary appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mr James Oliver Edward Green
Individual · British · DOB 03/1994 · age 32
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28302 — SIC 28302

Registered office

Suite 32 Cambridge Road
Babraham
Cambridge
CB22 3AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GREEN, James Oliver Edward→
director · ~32y · appointed 2014-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Donna Elizabeth→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CALVERT, Gary→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-10 · resigned 2021-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-11