APOLLO (HUB INVESTMENT) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10230656 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-07-14
    ➖
    DREW, Richard Stephen resigned
    director
  9. 2021-07-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-07
    ➖
    SMITH, Bernard Dudley resigned
    secretary
  12. 2020-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-12
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2017-07-10
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    SMITH, Bernard Dudley appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-06-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2016-08-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2016-06-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APOLLO (HUB INVESTMENT) LIMITED
  21. 2016-06-14
    ➕
    DRYBURGH, John William appointed
    director
  22. 2016-06-14
    ➕
    DREW, Richard Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 John William Dryburgh
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
50–75%
—board control50-75% shares · board control15/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Rowan House North 1 The Professional Quarter
Shrewsbury Business Park
Shrewsbury
SY2 6LG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DRYBURGH, John William→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-06-14
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Active
SMITH, Bernard Dudley→
secretary · appointed 2017-07-10 · resigned 2021-02-07
Resigned
DREW, Richard Stephen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-06-14 · resigned 2021-07-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16