APPLE HEALTHCARE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14336771 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-05
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
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£-16.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £16,917
Net assets shrinking
Down £46,041 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£17k
↓ 158% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£17k£7k£31k£55k£78k£102kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£-16.9k£29.1k
Current assets£73.6k£102.1k
Cash£101
Debtors£73.6k£102.0k
Net assets£-16.9k£29.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-12
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-02-12
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-02-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-01-22
    QUICK, Sarah appointed
    director
  7. 2024-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-23
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2024-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-20
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  11. 2022-09-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APPLE HEALTHCARE LTD
  12. 2022-09-05
    FERRON, Georgina Pauline Anne appointed
    director
  13. 2022-09-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-12

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Georgina Pauline Anne Ferron
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/09/2022

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
Incorporated2022-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Cannon Fire And Security Suite 12
Gloucester Road North
Bristol
Gloucestershire
BS34 7PT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FERRON, Georgina Pauline Anne
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-09-05
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QUICK, Sarah
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-01-22
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2023-06-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-05