APPLETON PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13824618 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-01
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-22.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed asset-holding vehicle — 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.8y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
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
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £22,087
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£22k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £69.6k | £71.5k |
| Current assets | £4.1k | £5.3k |
| Net assets | £-22.1k | £-17.6k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited T/a Precise Mortgages
- 2022-01-01🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLETON PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTD
- 2022-01-01➕APPLETON, Emily May appointeddirector
- 2022-01-01➕APPLETON, Matthew Lewis appointeddirector
- 2022-01-01➕APPLETON, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2022-01-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "APPLETON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Lewis Appleton Individual · British · DOB 04/2000 · age 26 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/01/2022 |
Miss Emily May Appleton Individual · British · DOB 10/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/01/2022 |
Mr Robert James Appleton Individual · British · DOB 03/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/01/2022 |
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
Incorporated2022-01-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
7 Laurel Close
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 5ET
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
APPLETON, Emily May→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2022-01-01
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APPLETON, Matthew Lewis→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2022-01-01
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APPLETON, Robert James→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2022-01-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Precise Mortgages Charter Court Financial Services Limited T/a Precise Mortgages | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/09/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (9 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-01