APPLELEAF ACCOUNTANCY AND TAX LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10418201 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£71.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 69202Bookkeeping activities
- 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £71,612
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,128 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£72k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£136k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £163.9k | £130.0k |
| Current assets | £135.6k | £103.5k |
| Net assets | £71.6k | £98.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-01➕PORTESS, Cara-Jayne appointeddirector
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-04➖SMITH, Robert Keith resigneddirector
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-06-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-04-01➕SMITH, Robert Keith appointeddirector
- 2017-01-28➕PORTESS, Cara-Jayne appointedsecretary
- 2017-01-28➖PORTESS, Cara-Jayne resigneddirector
- 2016-10-10🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLELEAF ACCOUNTANCY AND TAX LIMITED
- 2016-10-10➕PORTESS, Matthew Robert appointeddirector
- 2016-10-10➕PORTESS, Cara-Jayne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Robert Portess Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/10/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Robert Keith Smithceased 04/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Cara-Jayne Portessceased 01/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
5 Town Hall Street
Grimsby
DN31 1HN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
PORTESS, Cara-Jayne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-01-28
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PORTESS, Cara-Jayne→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-04-01
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PORTESS, Matthew Robert→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2016-10-10
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PORTESS, Cara-Jayne→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2016-10-10 · resigned 2017-01-28
SMITH, Robert Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2018-04-01 · resigned 2024-06-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/06/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-20