APPLESTONE PROPERTIES LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 9.9y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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 · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £384.4k | £379.4k |
| Current assets | £32.5k | £35.8k |
| Debtors | £4.9k | £4.9k |
| Net assets | £232.2k | £227.3k |
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-17🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2022-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-11🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2022-03-11🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-06-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Cambridge and Counties Bank Limited
- 2020-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
- 2018-01-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Heritage Commercial Finance Limited
- 2016-09-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
- 2015-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLESTONE PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2015-09-23➕APPLETON, Shaun Alan appointeddirector
- 2015-09-23➕GLADSTONE, Daniel James 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.
- +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
1 lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel James Gladstone Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 01/09/2016 |
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.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/03/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/03/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Cambridge and Counties Bank Cambridge and Counties Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Cambridge & Counties Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/09/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Heritage Commercial Finance Heritage Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/01/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Cambridge & Counties Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/09/2016 | — |