2 APPLES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09428422 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-09
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£193.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 11.1y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
39 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
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £193,007

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
£193k
Current Assets
£2.5m
Current Liabilities
£0£502k£1.0m£1.5m£2.0m£2.5mJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£4.02M
Current assets£2.51M
Cash£4.0k
Debtors£2.51M
Net assets£193.0k

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
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 mortgage
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2025-12-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-12-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-12-09
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    Charge satisfied #3
  5. 2025-12-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2025-10-02
    WRIGHT, Zealony Avis resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-03-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-08-11
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  15. 2021-02-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-02
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-10-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-09-29
    WELLINGS, Simon James resigned
    director
  21. 2016-03-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Gerald Wright and Zealony Avis Wright
  22. 2015-04-08
    WRIGHT, Zealony Avis appointed
    secretary
  23. 2015-04-08
    WELLINGS, Simon James appointed
    director
  24. 2015-04-08
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2015-04-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Zealony Avis Wright and Gerald Wright
  26. 2015-02-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2 APPLES LIMITED
  27. 2015-02-09
    NEWTON, Adam Killingworth 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 59 — 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 59. 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Killingworth Newton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
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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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
Incorporated2015-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

2apples House Centurion Way
Meridian Business Park
Braunstone
Leicestershire
LE19 1WH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

NEWTON, Adam Killingworth
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-02-09
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Active
WRIGHT, Zealony Avis
secretary · appointed 2015-04-08 · resigned 2025-10-02
Resigned
WELLINGS, Simon James
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-04-08 · resigned 2017-09-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Gerald Wright and Zealony Avis Wright
A registered charge16/03/201609/12/2025
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge08/04/2015
satisfied
Zealony Avis Wright and Gerald Wright
A registered charge08/04/201509/12/2025
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Recent filings (39 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-20