APPLEFORD HOMES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11847685 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-26
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.
🔒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
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1700 | 800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-07➕BALOGUN, Michael Olabode, Dr appointeddirector
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-09📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-01-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-06-26📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2021-06-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLEFORD HOMES LIMITED
- 2019-02-26➕ODUMOSO, Ola appointeddirector
- 2019-02-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Ola Odumoso Individual · Nigerian · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 26/02/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Safe Stores, Office 11
Reddish Road
Stockport
SK5 7BW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BALOGUN, Michael Olabode, Dr→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2026-04-07
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ODUMOSO, Ola→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-02-26
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Recent filings (24 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-17
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-02-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-09