APPETISE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13023000 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-892
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 14190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47760SIC 47760
- 56290Other food services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
12 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £892
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£892
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £151 | £151 |
| Current assets | £2.9k | £2.9k |
| Net assets | £-892 | £-892 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-01➕WOODLEY, Paul Stephen Phillip appointeddirector
- 2022-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs APPETISE LTD
- 2020-11-16➕WOODLEY, Sarah Jane appointeddirector
- 2020-11-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Stephen Phillip Woodley Individual · British · DOB 10/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/11/2020 |
Mrs Sarah Jane Woodley Individual · British · DOB 12/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/11/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC14190 — SIC 14190
Registered office
29 New Road
Woolmer Green
Knebworth
SG3 6LA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WOODLEY, Paul Stephen Phillip→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOODLEY, Sarah Jane→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-11-16
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Recent filings (12 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-11-16