APOLLO PHARMA LTD

🌳Matureactive
09803003 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-01
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£144.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 21200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.4y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 £144,936
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£145k
↑ 276% YoY
Current Assets
£551k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£82k£44k£171k£298k£425k£551kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£309.4k£86.7k
Current assets£551.4k£499.4k
Cash£18.0k£23.0k
Debtors£157.0k£305.7k
Net assets£144.9k£-82.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-10-31
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  3. 2024-09-18
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-29
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-12
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-05-27
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    PRICE, Jeffrey resigned
    director
  8. 2022-04-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-04-01
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-03-23
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    ATKINS, Annette resigned
    director
  11. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-03-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-03-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  19. 2017-02-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  20. 2016-02-16
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    MCMILLAN, Edwina Margaret appointed
    director
  21. 2016-02-16
    ➕
    MOORE, Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2015-10-02
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    MCCONNELL, Paul John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2015-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As APOLLO PHARMA LTD
  24. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    FAHY, Shaun Patrick appointed
    director
  25. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    MCCONNELL, Paul John appointed
    director
  26. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    ORMROD, Samantha appointed
    director
  27. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    ATKINS, Annette appointed
    director
  28. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    PRICE, Jeffrey appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul John Mcconnell
Individual · English · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/03/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Annett Atkinsceased 23/03/2022· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC21200 — SIC 21200

Registered office

Unit 1 Lower Woodhill Road
Bury
BL8 1AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)

MCCONNELL, Paul John→
secretary · appointed 2015-10-02
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Active
FAHY, Shaun Patrick→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-10-01
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Active
MCCONNELL, Paul John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-10-01
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Active
MCMILLAN, Edwina Margaret→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-02-16
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Active
MOORE, Ian→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-02-16
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Active
ORMROD, Samantha→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-10-01
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Active
ATKINS, Annette→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2022-03-23
Resigned
PRICE, Jeffrey→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2022-05-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—15/02/2017—
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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30