APPLE TREE CHILDREN'S SERVICES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11114202 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-15
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85100Pre-primary education
  • 85200Primary education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-07-24
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  6. 2023-07-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-07-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-05-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As APPLE TREE CHILDREN'S SERVICES LIMITED
  14. 2017-12-15
    AJASA, Adewale appointed
    director
  15. 2017-12-15
    AJASA, Emily appointed
    director
  16. 2017-12-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Emily Ajasa
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting24/07/2023

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
Incorporated2017-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

27-29 Norwood Road
London
SE24 9AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AJASA, Adewale
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-12-15
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Active
AJASA, Emily
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-12-15
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Active

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-24
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10