APH HOLDINGS (NOTTM) LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14187933 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-22
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2024-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-03-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-22🏢Company incorporatedAs APH HOLDINGS (NOTTM) LIMITED
- 2022-06-22➕HODGSON, Helen appointedsecretary
- 2022-06-22➕HICKLING, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-06-22➕HODGSON, Paul John appointeddirector
- 2022-06-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Hickling Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/06/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A&R REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LTD→ 14910310 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| ALPINECOVE LIMITED→ 02044899 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
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| AMPCO 171 LIMITED→ 16607418 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANNAPURNA HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 11374055 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ANSARI HOLDING LIMITED→ 16392906 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANUGAMAN HOLDING LTD→ 16890018 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANWICK MANOR MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 13367734 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| APOLLOMINT LIMITED→ 15976771 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Orlando House 36 Gedling Road
Carlton
Nottingham
NG4 3FH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-05
Last: 2026-06-21
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
HICKLING, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HODGSON, Paul John→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/07/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-22