APOLLO (HUB INVERCLYDE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09385527 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-07-14
    SMITH, Bernard Dudley resigned
    secretary
  10. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-05-10
    DRYBURGH, Neil Donald resigned
    director
  14. 2018-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-01-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-01-11
    DRYBURGH, Neil Donald appointed
    director
  19. 2016-01-11
    PILCHER, Robert Eric resigned
    director
  20. 2015-01-13
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    Company incorporated
    As APOLLO (HUB INVERCLYDE) LIMITED
  21. 2015-01-13
    DRYBURGH, John William appointed
    director
  22. 2015-01-13
    SMITH, Bernard Dudley appointed
    secretary
  23. 2015-01-13
    PILCHER, Robert Eric appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 John William Dryburgh
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
2550%
board control50-75% shares · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

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

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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
Incorporated2015-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Rowan House North 1 The Professional Quarter
Shrewsbury Business Park
Shrewsbury
SY2 6LG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

DRYBURGH, John William
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Bernard Dudley
secretary · appointed 2015-01-13 · resigned 2021-07-14
Resigned
DRYBURGH, Neil Donald
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-01-11 · resigned 2018-05-10
Resigned
PILCHER, Robert Eric
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-01-13 · resigned 2016-01-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-30