APOLLO LEARNING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12114674 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-22
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£47.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85310General secondary education
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £47,282
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,443 YoY
Cash YoY
-19%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£63k
↓ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£47k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Assets
£80k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £47.6k | £51.2k |
| Current assets | £79.9k | £100.0k |
| Cash | £63.4k | £77.9k |
| Debtors | £16.5k | £22.1k |
| Net assets | £47.3k | £50.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-22🏢Company incorporatedAs APOLLO LEARNING LTD
- 2019-07-22➕KING, Graeme Alan appointedsecretary
- 2019-07-22➕KING, Judith Mary appointeddirector
- 2019-07-22➕KING, Sebastian Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-07-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Judith Mary King Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/07/2019 |
Mr Sebastian Michael King Individual · British · DOB 02/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/07/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education
Registered office
3c Lansdowne Road
Bromley
BR1 3LZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
KING, Judith Mary→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-07-22
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KING, Sebastian Michael→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2019-07-22
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-07-22