APPLEWOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -83% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £18.5k | £108.8k |
| Net assets | £573.3k | £864.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-07-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2026-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-08🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2022-06-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-05-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2015-06-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-05-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLEWOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2015-03-30➕BARNES, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2015-03-30➕BARNES, Suzannah Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Barnes Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/03/2017 |
Mrs Suzannah Jane Barnes Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/07/2022 | 08/01/2026 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 14/05/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/06/2015 | 08/01/2026 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 11/05/2015 | — |