BLUE APPLE ASSOCIATES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09420327 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-03
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
£106.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
27 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £105,961
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£106k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£112k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £106.0k | £102.0k |
| Current assets | £112.3k | £117.2k |
| Net assets | £106.0k | £102.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-02-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-10➖BURROWS, Steven John resigneddirector
- 2016-02-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-23➕BURROWS, Steven John appointeddirector
- 2015-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUE APPLE ASSOCIATES LIMITED
- 2015-02-03➕SEVERN, Philip appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Severn Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Unit 3 Ambrose House
Meteor Court, Barnett Way, Barnwood
Gloucester,
Gloucestershire
GL4 3GG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
SEVERN, Philip→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURROWS, Steven John→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-02-23 · resigned 2016-04-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-11