APOLLO & DAPHNE HOLDCO 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: 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: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-18📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-06-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-06➖NEILL, Mark Bruce resigneddirector
- 2022-03-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-21🏢Company incorporatedAs APOLLO & DAPHNE HOLDCO LIMITED
- 2015-04-21➕LEIGH, Gary Marc appointeddirector
- 2015-04-21➕NEILL, Mark Bruce appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-04-11: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gary Marc Leigh Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 20/10/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Marlinspike Limitedceased 20/10/2022· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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