APLOMADO INVESTMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12759838 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-22
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
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
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. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 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£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-05-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-07-22
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    Company incorporated
    As APLOMADO INVESTMENTS LTD
  11. 2020-07-22
    BUSSEY, Jeremy appointed
    director
  12. 2020-07-22
    MALAEB, Samer appointed
    director
  13. 2020-07-22
    MALAEB, Samer resigned
    director
  14. 2020-07-22
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    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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jeremy Bussey
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/07/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Samer Malaebceased 12/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2020-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

Aston House
Cornwall Avenue
London
N3 1LF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BUSSEY, Jeremy
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-07-22
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Active
MALAEB, Samer
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-07-22 · resigned 2020-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-02