APPLEDORE FLAME FACTORY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10465576 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-07
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 5.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 5.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.5 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2600 | 2600 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-27📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-01-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-01-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2021-01-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-11-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-30📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-03-21➕BENJAMIN, Kelly Rebecca appointedsecretary
- 2019-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-04➕COPLESTON, Angela appointeddirector
- 2017-01-04➕COPLESTON, Brian appointeddirector
- 2017-01-04➕HARRISON, Jayne appointeddirector
- 2016-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLEDORE FLAME FACTORY LTD
- 2016-11-07➕HARRISON, Matthew David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Angela Copleston Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/12/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Matthew Harrisonceased 01/01/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2016-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services
Registered office
12 Hughes Gardens
Bideford
EX39 3TH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
BENJAMIN, Kelly Rebecca→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COPLESTON, Angela→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-01-04
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COPLESTON, Brian→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-01-04
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HARRISON, Jayne→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-01-04
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HARRISON, Matthew David→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-11-07
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/01/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/01/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-27
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-24