APPLEYARD (ROTHLEY) LIMITED

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11842267 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-02-22
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 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
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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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-04-27
    ➖
    KING, Natalie resigned
    director
  3. 2026-04-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-03
    ➕
    JAMES, Bethan Elizabeth appointed
    director
  5. 2026-03-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    KING, Natalie appointed
    director
  8. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    WHITE, Lorraine Jane resigned
    director
  9. 2024-07-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-07-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-08-05
    ➖
    MASSARELLA, Louis Paul resigned
    director
  15. 2022-08-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-01-07
    ➕
    WHITE, Lorraine Jane appointed
    director
  17. 2022-01-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APPLEYARD (ROTHLEY) LIMITED
  21. 2019-02-22
    ➕
    GREEN, Jeremy appointed
    secretary
  22. 2019-02-22
    ➕
    MASSARELLA, Louis Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2019-02-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

15 The Nook
Anstey
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE7 7AZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GREEN, Jeremy→
secretary · appointed 2019-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAMES, Bethan Elizabeth→
director · ~43y · appointed 2026-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KING, Natalie→
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-07-01 · resigned 2026-04-27
Resigned
MASSARELLA, Louis Paul→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-02-22 · resigned 2022-08-05
Resigned
WHITE, Lorraine Jane→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-01-07 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-05