BIG APPLE ENTERTAINMENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10948013 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-06
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 8.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
30 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-06📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-09📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2020-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-04➕RUFFLER, William Robert appointeddirector
- 2017-12-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-11-01➕MOSS, Duncan Geoffrey Frank appointeddirector
- 2017-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BIG APPLE ENTERTAINMENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
- 2017-09-06➕APPLETON, Michael Richard Erle appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Richard Erle Appleton Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/09/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Potterne House
Potterne Way
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 6RS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
APPLETON, Michael Richard Erle→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2017-09-06
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MOSS, Duncan Geoffrey Frank→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2017-11-01
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RUFFLER, William Robert→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2019-03-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/12/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-08-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-07-18
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-01-12