APPLEBRIDGE UTILITIES LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
13436554 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-03
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does

Likely engaged in the construction and maintenance of utility infrastructure — such as electrical, telecommunications, gas, or water networks — operating as a specialist civil engineering subcontractor or contractor serving utility providers across England and Wales.

Primary activity: SIC 42220
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 2 other
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-29
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  3. 2025-12-12
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  4. 2025-12-12
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  5. 2024-12-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2024-12-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-05-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-05-01
    BROWN, Christopher Roystone appointed
    director
  13. 2021-06-03
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    Company incorporated
    As APPLEBRIDGE UTILITIES LIMITED
  14. 2021-06-03
    HUGHES, Donal James appointed
    director
  15. 2021-06-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Applebridge Family Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Applebridge Family Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
APPLEBRIDGE UTILITIES LIMITED
This company · 13436554

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Applebridge Family Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting19/12/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Donal James Hughesceased 18/12/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42220 — SIC 42220

Registered office

Hughes House
Cargo Fleet Road
Middlesbrough
TS3 6AG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BROWN, Christopher Roystone
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-05-01
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Active
HUGHES, Donal James
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-29
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-12
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17