APPLEBEE’S FISHBOX LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11889261 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-18
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 5.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£498.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 5.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £498,107
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£140k
Net Worth
£498k
Current Assets
£824k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £718.7k |
| Current assets | £824.1k |
| Cash | £140.2k |
| Debtors | £664.7k |
| Net assets | £498.1k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-04-16📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-04-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-16📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-04-16📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-24➕APPLEBEE, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2024-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-01➕APPLEBEE, Jack appointeddirector
- 2022-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
- 2021-02-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLEBEE’S FISHBOX LTD
- 2019-03-18➕APPLEBEE, Joy appointeddirector
- 2019-03-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "APPLEBEE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Joy Applebee Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/03/2019 |
Mr Jack Lester Applebee Individual · British · DOB 05/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/03/2019 |
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
Incorporated2019-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
5 Stoney Street
London
SE1 9AA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
APPLEBEE, Jack→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-04-01
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APPLEBEE, Joy→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2019-03-18
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APPLEBEE, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2024-09-24
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/03/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-16
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-04-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-16
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-04-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16