APPLEGARTH HOLDINGS

🌳Matureactive
09798487 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2015-09-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 21 → 24
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Filings: 21 → 24
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
24 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-07-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-03-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-08-01
    ➕
    SIMMONDS, Christopher James appointed
    director
  9. 2022-08-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-07-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-07-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-07-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-07-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-05-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2015-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As APPLEGARTH HOLDINGS
  16. 2015-09-28
    ➕
    SIMMONDS, Helen Julia appointed
    director
  17. 2015-09-28
    ➕
    SIMMONDS, Paul Stuart appointed
    director
  18. 2015-09-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Stuart Simmonds
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/09/2016
Mrs Helen Julia Simmonds
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2015-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Ava Lodge
Castle Terrace
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1NP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SIMMONDS, Christopher James→
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-08-01
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Active
SIMMONDS, Helen Julia→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-09-28
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Active
SIMMONDS, Paul Stuart→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-09-28
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Recent filings (24 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-19